anti-vaccine movement

Vaccinations have been instrumental in keeping the Canadian public safe from highly contagious diseases over the past century. But as more and more people lose faith in immunization, will we see resurgence of age-old ailments?

A recent outbreak of measles in Canada and the United States has sadly re-energized the anti-vaccine movement. This unfortunate reality is highlighted in a recent survey conducted by Mainstreet Technologies, which finds that 20 per cent of Ontarians believe that the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine has a causal relationship with autism.