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The best protection against measles? Get vaccinated, says chief medical officer

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Posted this 2025-03-10 1:12 PM NDT

Dr. Janice Fitzgerald says N.L. hasn’t had a case since 2017

CBC NewsElizabeth Whitten

Dr. Janice Fitzgerald, Newfoundland and Labrador's chief medical officer of health, says there hasn't been a recorded case of measles in the province since 2017. (Mike Simms/CBC)

Newfoundland and Labrador's top doctor is encouraging people to roll up their sleeves and get immunized against measles, as cases of the highly infectious virus spike across the world.

Some of those outbreaks have happened in New Brunswick, Quebec and Ontario.

But Dr. Janice Fitzgerald, Newfoundland and Labrador's chief m…

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