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In the wake of a measles outbreak in Canada that has infected thousands of people over the past year, an international health agency revoked the country’s measles-free status on Nov. 10, 2025.

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[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago (4 children)
[–] Makeitstop@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

To achieve the status of measles elimination, a country must have no ongoing local transmission of the disease for at least one year. It will lose that status if it has a chain of cases that spread from person to person for more than one year.

We've been heading in that direction, but we won't have officially lost our measles-free status until the current outbreak has continued for a full year.

[–] PeacefulForest@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

I literally saw the same headline last week about “America lost its measles free status” and even earlier than that I kept hearing about the South and Midwest getting measles.

I just saw a similar post here earlier in the week, but for the US. If that's accurate, then you're right

[–] gigachad@piefed.social 8 points 1 day ago

Out of the loop, why Canada? Are they even stronger in anti vaccination bullshit than the US?

[–] ImgurRefugee114@reddthat.com 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

We are so back (to the 1930s)

It's only 2025 and we're back in the thirties?

Clearly, that will have to wait another four-ish years!

[–] GhostPain@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Where are you getting your news?

We've had measles outbreaks for a while now.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"The US will soon follow".

Sounds like a threat....even though with RFKjr in charge of health and human services, it's more of an inevitability.

[–] PeacefulForest@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Ill be amazed if we don’t get something worse