Measles outbreak highlights need for modernized vaccine registry, Ontario’s chief medical officer says

Ontario is lagging behind other provinces who have modernized their vaccine records, the province's Chief Medical Officer Dr. Kieran Moore said in his annual report.

Ontario’s top doctor is calling for a national immunization schedule and registry to address gaps exposed by the resurgence of measles in Canada – but first, he says his own province needs a centralized digital vaccine system.

Dr. Kieran Moore’s annual report, recently tabled with the provincial legislature, says a co-ordinated approach from all levels of government and the health-care system is needed to keep vaccine-preventable diseases at bay amid a rise in vaccine hesitancy.

Each province and territory has its own immunization schedule and data system but for more than 20 years, health-care providers and public healt