Measles much higher in Canada and Mexico, caught up and passed the US (I haven't seen discussion of this)

Jul 20, 2025 5:57 PM

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The rate in the US is still high (total 1227), but slowed a lot, while Canada and Mexico have exploded higher. This map and the next from TwiV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6q-KnmglZHU

This is the crucial chart: US and Canada started out together, and Mexico came in much later. https://www.paho.org/en/documents/epidemiological-update-measles-americas-region-1-july-2025.
"In 2025, between epidemiological week (EW) 1 and EW 24, in the Americas Region, 7,132 measles cases have been confirmed, including 13 deaths, in Argentina (n= 34), Belize (n= 34), the Plurinational State of Bolivia (n= 60), Brazil (n= 5), Canada (n= 3,170, including one death),2 Costa Rica (n= 1 case), Mexico (n= 2,597 cases, including nine deaths), Peru (n= 4 cases), and the United States of America (n= 1,227, including three deaths)."

Also from Twiv, looking like Covid19 is going to surge again, but not clear yet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6q-KnmglZHU

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Why would they go out of their way to call Bolivia that. Let's call Brazil the Federative Republic of Brazil while we're at it

1 year ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

Countries used to ask for vaccination status before allowing inward travel. It might be a good idea if that came back.

1 year ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

It has been going up in Europe as well, starting to think a lot of people got a tad too lazy about the whole vaccination thing.

1 year ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 1

Not lazy, just stupid.

1 year ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Haven't they stopped tracking these things in the States? With the CDC cutbacks? Is it possible the numbers coming out of the States aren't accurate?

1 year ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

🤔good point

11 months ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Not really surprised about Alberta but holy shit, Ontario!

1 year ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

It's total cases, so not controlled for the 3.5x population in On

1 year ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Now it makes sense, thanks.

1 year ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

It’s just because so much more populated. It’s not a per capita chart

1 year ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Good point

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