{"id":573348,"date":"2026-03-31T17:44:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T17:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/573348\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T17:44:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T17:44:10","slug":"pharmacists-manitoba-calls-for-all-hands-on-deck-approach-as-measles-lingers-winnipeg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/573348\/","title":{"rendered":"Pharmacists Manitoba calls for \u2018all-hands-on-deck approach\u2019 as measles lingers – Winnipeg"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Measles is continuing to spread in Manitoba, and the\u00a0province\u2019s\u00a0pharmacists are asking to\u00a0take a\u00a0jab\u00a0in\u00a0the fight\u00a0against the once-eliminated virus<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Manitoba has reported the most measles<\/a> cases so far this year, according to Canada\u2019s Health Infobase weekly report from March 30<\/a>, with 392 cases of the virus reported in the province.<\/p>\n

Compared to second place Alberta, there were 183 more cases reported in the eastern Prairie province. Manitoba\u2019s neighbours, Saskatchewan and Ontario, saw five and 10 cases, respectively.<\/p>\n

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In combination with the measles surge in recent years, exposure events are popping up across Manitoba<\/a>, with one being reported out of a Winnipeg Ikea last Wednesday by Manitoba\u2019s health ministry.<\/p>\n

To prevent the spread, the provincial health organization as well as Pharmacists Manitoba are reiterating the importance of vaccination, with the latter group calling for pharmacists to join the defence by being permitted to administer measles-containing vaccines.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe need an all-hands-on-deck approach,\u201d said Gayle Romanetz, the president of the pharmacists\u2019 association, in a news release.<\/p>\n

\u201cA systemic, province-led approach \u2014 with aligned communication, data sharing, and oversight \u2014 can ensure pharmacist involvement strengthens Canada\u2019s ongoing goal towards 95 per cent vaccination coverage for measles,\u201d explained Cynthia Carr, an epidemiologist who is also the principal consultant for EPI Research Inc., in the same release.<\/p>\n

The vast majority of residents being vaccinated creates herd immunity. In communities with low immunization rates, the highly contagious virus can spread rapidly after being introduced, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada.<\/p>\n

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