Measles was once eradicated in Canada. But with COVID-19 shifting public health priorities for years, many health agencies, and parents, fell behind on getting kids their routine immunizations, said Dr. Mehdi Aloosh, the medical officer of health for the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit.
Windsor-Essex saw its first confirmed case of measles in 20 years at the end of last month, according to the region s medical officer of health who is reminding people to stay up to date with their vaccines ahead of March Break.
Despite the mayor of Belleville, Ont. committing to open a hub for mental health and addictions services without financial assistance from the province, harm reduction advocates in Windsor are not confident it will have a ripple effect on operations at SafePoint.
Public health officials are warning of an alarming increase in syphilis cases this Valentine’s Day, with the most recent federal data showing twice as many infections.