Canada loses measles elimination status
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Canada Loses Measles-Free Status After 27 Years
Above: A sign outside of Southwestern Public Health in St. Thomas, Ontario, on July 9, 2025. Image copyright: Geoff Robins/AFP/Getty Images
The Spin
Pro-government narrative
To lose this elimination status is devastating and sad. However, health officials have been coordinating across all levels of government, implementing evidence-based responses and slowing transmission through strong public health measures. The vaccine remains highly effective and restoration efforts are already underway.
Government-critical narrative
Canada's loss of measles-free status is an embarrassing public health failure. Vaccination rates have plummeted to dangerous levels, and the collapse exposes critical weaknesses in surveillance systems. Attributing the public health failure solely to vaccine misinformation overlooks and excuses the role that those in power played in contributing to it.
Establishment-critical narrative
Labeling vaccine-related concerns as “disinformation” risks dismissing genuine health concerns and undermines trust. Some people raise questions about documented side-effects or long-term impacts, and treating those voices as bad actors prevents open dialogue, discourages reporting of adverse events and ultimately undermines informed decision-making and personal freedom.
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