Medical experts urge vaccination after more than 100 measles cases confirmed in Ontario this year [Video]

Two Hamilton-area medical experts are reminding Canadians that being vaccinated is the best way to prevent getting sick with measles or spreading it to other people.

Dr. Sarah Khan, infectious diseases physician at McMaster Children’s Hospital, and Dawn Bowdish, a professor in the Department of Medicine at McMaster University, spoke with CBC as measles cases in Ontario continue soar.

In 2025 so far, the number of cases has already surpassed the number from all of last year. The new cases bring this year’s total to 119 that were confirmed in a lab and 23 that are probable, according to Public Health Ontario data as of Feb. 26. 

The Grand Erie region has more than half of Ontario’s cases — that includes the City of Brantford as well as Haldimand-Norfolk and and Brant counties.

Of the total cases in Ontario, 18 children were hospitalized, none of whom were immunized.

Highlighting the importance of vaccination, Khan said measles is one …