TORONTO — Moving from Ontario to New Brunswick didn’t just mean Jade Medeiros had to navigate a new province with two babies, she also had to figure out a new vaccination program.

When her family moved to Moncton in 2020, she learned her two and three-year-old were already behind on routine vaccinations because New Brunswick has a different schedule than Ontario.

“She had to get a whole bunch all at the same time, whereas in Ontario, it’s more spaced out,” said Medeiros, speaking about her younger daughter.

Each province and territory has its own vaccine schedule based on factors such as when a child would benefit from higher immunity from the shot, and what childhood vaccinations can be grouped together.

Amid a measles outbreak that’s led to nearly 5,000 cases across the country, some

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