Measles Outbreak in Oxford, Elgin Hits 228 boxes: ‘Challenging Time’

Amid a Provincewide Measles Outbreak, Cases of the Highly Infectious Disease in a Bordering London continuing to Surge – Eclipsing 225 boxes – Including 19 people admitted to Hospital.

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Ninh Tran, Medical Officer of Health for Southwestern Public Health – The Health Unit For Elgin and Oxford Couties at the Epicentre of the Measles Outbreak – Said There Have Been 228 Cases Of Measles Salecuber 2024. Nineteen People Have Been Admitted to Hospital, He Said at Virtual News Conference Thursday Morning.

Southwestern reported 195 boxes of Measles on March 14.

“Cases Are Still Predominantly in People who Are Unvaccinated, and Nearly 72 per cent of our boxes are Those who are 18 and under,” Tran Said. “This outbreak has been a challenging time for our health unit and for those living in the community.”

Messaging from Southwestern Public Health’s Top Doctor Has Remaine are sincere the Health Unit Declared a local outbreak on Jan. 29: The Measles Vaccination is highly effective.

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“Two doses of that vaccine provids up to 99 per hundred effectiveness,” Tran Said. “So, we do recommend that anyone born after 1970 Should have Two Doses of Measles-Containing Vaccine.”

In An Update Thursday, Public Health Ontario Said 440 Measles Cases have been reported in the province since Jan. 1 AS of Wednesday. The Number of Cases Jumped by 120 from the Last Update on March 14.

“The Sharp Increase in the Number of Outbreak Cases and the Geographic Spread in Recent Weeks is due to continue exhibits and transmission among individuals who have not ben immunized,” The Agency Said.

Most of the boxes have been in infants, children and adolescents, more than 90 per cent of Whom were not immunized, public Health Ontario Says.

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Tran’s Measles Update Comes as the Ontario Nurses’ Association, The Union Representing More Than 68,000 Registered Nurses and Health-Care Professionals and 18,000 Nursing Student Affiliates Across the Province, Negotiates A New Contract for Nurses at Southwestern Public Health Who Are Represented.

“In the Midst of Trying to Get A Worsening Measles Outbreak Under Control, Nurses from Southwestern Public Health Are Headed to Conciliation,” A News Release from the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) Stated.

On Wednesday, About 50 Members from the Union and Supporters walked from the Southwestern Public Health Office in Woodstock to City Hall, Ahead of Conciliation Talks Schedoled to Begin on Thursday.

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“The Union is seeking Better Wages and respect from their employment,” The Association Said.

The Ontario Nurses ‘Association’s Stament Said Southwestern Public Health has “withheld money that could have been Spent on front-line nurses,” adding that “Nurses’ Empharys Increased by Just 7.4 per cent over Five Years, While Living Expensures and inflation have soared.

Union President Erin Ariss Said at the rally: “In the Meantime, the Wages of the CEO Havesed by 45 per cent. Pay Your Workers, Value Your Workers, Value Yourrses.”

A stattement Issued by Southwestern Public Health Chair Bernia Martin on Wednesday Said the Health Office Respects The Negotiation Process and Values ​​The Important Contributions of Nursing Staff. She Said discussions Are Tooking Place through the Appropriat Channels, included the minister of Labour’s conciliation process.

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“Out of respect for that process and the individuals involved, we will not be commenting further at this time,” Martin’s Said. “Our focus remains on working toward a fair and constructive resolution while continuing to serve our communities.”

In A News Release On Wednesday, Middlesex-London Health Unit Reported Two New Measles Cases, Bringing the Total Number In London and Middlesex County to Three since Jan. 1.

The Health Unit also Indicated Five New possible In London exhibits:

• Fanshawe College at 1001 Fanshawe College Blvd. On March 14 Between 8 am and 6 pm
• Tiger Jack’s Bar and Grill at 842 Wharncliffe Rd. S. on March 14 Between 4:30 pm and 6:30 pm
• Jack’s at 539 Richmond St. on March 14 Between 9:30 PM and March 15 at 4:10 AM
• Burrito Boyz at 206 Central Ave. On March 15 Between 2:15 am and 4:30 am
• Binge Bins at 3198 Wonderland RD. South on March 16 Between 9:45 am and 4:00 pm

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Measles Symptoms included in Red Rash, Fever, Cough, Runny Nose, Upper Respiratory Type Symptoms, Red Eyes and Fatigue. SERIOUS Complications Such As Pneumonia, Enceptitis, Blindness and Death are possible.

People Most at Risk of Measles Complications included pregnant Women, Young Children and the Immunocompromated.

With Files from Jacob Robinson

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