Alberta measles outbreak not dire enough to warrant CMOH public address: LaGrange [Video]

Health Minister Adriana LaGrange says Alberta’s measles outbreak isn’t dire enough for the province’s top public health doctor to address the public, despite mounting calls for the government to do more to stop the spread.

Alberta Health Services announced seven new cases of the highly infectious disease Tuesday, bringing the province’s confirmed case total to 43 since early March.

Cases have been reported in all five provincial health zones. The numbers are updated daily at noon.

There have been exposures across Alberta, including in Airdrie, Calgary, Edmonton, Fort Vermilion and Lethbridge. For the latest on those, visit this AHS website.

The new cases come as the Edmonton Zone Medical Staff Association blamed the spread on government inaction, calling Tuesday for a government-initiated vaccination plan and better public updates.

Speaking to reporters, LaGrange didn’t address the call for a vaccination plan, but said chief medical officer of health Dr. Mark Joffe doesn’t think the situation warrants …