Measles Vaccination Rates Plummet in BC

0:00Measle's vaccination rates for kids 7 and under have fallen across every region in British Columbia from 90% province-wide in two. 2015 to just 70% in 2024, according to a CBC news analysis of health data. That drop means no area hits the 95% needed for herd immunity, raising alarms especially with a big national outbreak that started. Last fall in New Brunswick, and spreads over 6,000 cases across Canada. During the country its measles-free status. In BC's Northeast, where rates plunge from 95% to 66% for 7-year-olds, the virus hit hard with over 400 cases. The province is worse since 2014, showing how low-coverage fuels quick spread. Experts point to busy families, rural travel barriers, shifting views on vaccines, and spotty record-keeping as reasons for the slide. So the local outbreaks sparked a huge jump in shots, up over 50% in the north and 70% in the northeast.

1:00Health leaders are pushing for better data merging and access to keep this trend from turning into more outbreaks, stressing that getting kids, protected now is key to locking down these preventable risks. That's your update from Vancouver News today, powered by AI.