Danielle Smith, Queen of Measles
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2025 10:54 amDanielle Smith, Queen of Measles
QUOTE: "Alberta leads the continent in stoking the disease’s resurgence. The province’s former top doctor lays blame."
Andrew Nikiforuk - July 7, 2025 - The TYEE
EXCERPT: "It’s official: Premier Danielle Smith can now call herself Queen of Measles.
And not just in Alberta. Try North America.
That’s right. Alberta now leads the continent in a preventable childhood disease that leaves at least two of every 1,000 infections with severe intellectual disabilities, pneumonia or hearing loss. Or dead.
Measles also poses substantial risks to unvaccinated women carrying a child, including birth defects, premature deliveries, miscarriages and, yes, more death. As the Canadian Medical Association Journal recently warned, “The risks of measles infections and postexposure management may make anyone who is pregnant or contemplating pregnancy in Canada uneasy, given current outbreaks. . . ."
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QUOTE: "Alberta leads the continent in stoking the disease’s resurgence. The province’s former top doctor lays blame."
Andrew Nikiforuk - July 7, 2025 - The TYEE
EXCERPT: "It’s official: Premier Danielle Smith can now call herself Queen of Measles.
And not just in Alberta. Try North America.
That’s right. Alberta now leads the continent in a preventable childhood disease that leaves at least two of every 1,000 infections with severe intellectual disabilities, pneumonia or hearing loss. Or dead.
Measles also poses substantial risks to unvaccinated women carrying a child, including birth defects, premature deliveries, miscarriages and, yes, more death. As the Canadian Medical Association Journal recently warned, “The risks of measles infections and postexposure management may make anyone who is pregnant or contemplating pregnancy in Canada uneasy, given current outbreaks. . . ."
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