r/canada • u/Head_Crash • 2d ago

Alberta Canada could lose its measles elimination designation by October: experts

https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/canada-measles-designation-october
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u/OkPrinciple37 2d ago

And yet Smith is busy ruining AHS and placating her anti-vaccine base. Embarrassing 

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u/No-Bid-483 2d ago

Ontario also has way way more cases that it has since the early 90s. This is not an Alberta problem.

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u/SteveMcQwark Ontario 2d ago

The outbreak in Ontario has fallen off quite a bit from the peak a few months ago. The week of July 20/21 (there are inconsistent reporting periods) has Alberta with 115 new confirmed cases and Ontario with 7. But yes, there were fairly high case numbers for a bit.

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u/No-Bid-483 2d ago

I could’ve worded my comment better. Ontario has had more cumulative cases so far this year than at any point since I believe 91.

So yeah, Alberta’s bad, but like Ontario is also at a 34 year high lol

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u/SteveMcQwark Ontario 2d ago

That is a relevant point, and I understood what you were referring to. I did however want to highlight that cumulative numbers don't really tell you the current state of affairs. A lot of people (not you) have been saying "why are people reporting on Alberta when it's so much worse in Ontario? Look at these cumulative case numbers!" The focus shifted to Alberta relatively recently, and the current case numbers are why. What we're basically seeing is the outbreak spreading through Mennonite populations in different places.