Toronto Public Health response to the Ontario Measles Outbreak

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The decision

2025-06-03 · Board of Health · amended

As filed

The Board of Health: 1. Requested the Ministry of Health to develop a comprehensive provincial strategy to increase vaccine confidence and vaccination rates for measles including: a. actions to understand the reasons for vaccine hesitancy, especially from parents and caregivers, and sharing these findings with public health units to inform vaccine planning; and b. actions to address vaccine-related malinformation, disinformation and misinformation.

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2. Requested the Ministry of Health to securely consolidate electronic vaccine medical records with public health records, to streamline efforts to prevent the spread of viruses, including measles and allow for: a. improved case and contact management; b. enhanced enforcement of Ontario's Immunization of School Pupils Act; and c. better record management.

On the agenda

As the city filed it

The Associate Medical Officers of Health will give a presentation on Toronto Public Health response to the Ontario Measles Outbreak.

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