Those who chose to ignore the science and resist vaccination angered those who got the needle. The reaction to measles spreading through our province has been very different. Canada had basically eradicated measles in 1998, which meant there were no continuous endemic transmissions. According to an October 2024 article by the Canadian Journal of Public Health, vaccination rates for two-year-olds dipped from 2019 to 2023. That number for one dose of measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) decreased from 89.5 percent to 82.5 percent.