Public health administers ‘a few vaccinations’ at Brandon winter fair
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A few attendees at the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair in Brandon last week stopped by the public health booth to get the measles vaccine.
“Public health staff administered a few vaccinations, provided education around measles and answered questions about vaccine eligibility,” Prairie Mountain Health public health director Janice Loe said in a statement Monday.
Staff at the health region’s first booth at the fair also offered immunization record checks and answered questions about vaccinations. The booth was staffed Monday through Thursday at the fair that wrapped up Saturday.
Provincial officials had warned that the winter fair, held during spring break, could be a measles “super spreader” event.
As of March 30, Manitoba reported more confirmed measles cases (352) than the rest of Canada combined (258), Health Canada’s database shows.
The number of cases in Manitoba has been trending upward since the beginning of the year, spurred on by the three-day Manitoba Ag Days event in Brandon in January. Dozens of confirmed cases were linked to the event that was attended by 40,000.
Prairie Mountain Health region on Monday said further information on measles, exposures and immunization is available online at wfp.to/measles or by contacting Health Links toll-free in Manitoba at 1-888-315-9257.
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