Northeast B.C. measles vaccinations below herd immunity as school resumes, health officials say – CBC
Despite uptick in vaccinations over summer, rates still too low to stop transmission
Sep 02, 2025
Health officials in northeast B.C. are warning the measles outbreak isn’t over, and could flare up again as schools reopen and students return to the classroom.
Cases across the Northern Health region have nearly doubled over the past month, according to the B.C. Centre for Disease Control.
Dr. Jong Kim, chief medical health officer for Northern Health, says the majority of those cases have been in the northeast, where vaccination rates remain below the level needed to stop transmission heading into fall.
“There are concerns,” he said. “It’s a new school season, and we are at the higher level of risk of exposure and spread of measles than what has been previously.”
