Manitoba Health, Seniors and Long-Term Care has expanded the measles vaccine outbreak eligibility to include children aged six months to under 12 months who have been evacuated from their home communities due to wildfires in Manitoba. One dose of MMR vaccine can be provided in addition to the routine schedule offered at 12 months of age and between four and six years old. The complete eligibility criteria can be viewed at: www.gov.mb.ca/health/publichealth/cdc/vaccineeligibility.html#MMR.

Public health officials with Manitoba Health, Seniors and Long-Term Care are also notifying the public of a new measles exposure site: • Boundary Trails Health Centre emergency department, Winkler, on May 22 from 6 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Anyone who was there at that time is asked to monitor symptoms until J

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