The philanthropist behind the University of Manitoba’s largest-ever personal donation — $30 million — has denounced a speech made by a valedictorian for medicine grads and admonished the university for letting it happen....
A child under five years old has died of measles in Ontario, according to the province’s public health agency, the first such death in more than a decade....
In Ontario, MMR is at 12 months and varicella (chickenpox) is separate at 15 months.
Other provinces, territories and states in Canada/US have variations and some include MMRV instead of MMR followed by Varicella.
MMRV is scheduled routinely at age 4-6.
An overview of the routine childhood schedule can be seen here.
The full ontario schedule can be found here, with the routine childhood schedule being on page 3.
By the way for anyone wondering why bother vaccinate against chickenpox, it’s because chickenpox and shingles are the same thing. If you never get chickenpox you never get shingles. Shingles fucking sucks and causes blindness, untreatable pain and other miseries.
There is a lot of focus on whether this child should or even could have been vaccinated against measles. It is impossible to know based on the information. They were due for 0, 1 or 2 doses or MMR vaccine.
At any rate, I would suggest reading it in the other direction: no vaccinated child has died of the measles. Vaccination prevents this disaster. It is likely (but not certain) that many other children were in contact with the same situation which ultimately led to the death of this one. Many of them didn’t die because their parents took responsible steps.
In another comment I posted the vaccine schedule for Ontatio. MMR is scheduled at 12 months of age, same as many other places. Your first dose (of the two children need) is only considered “valid” if given on or after the 1st birthday.
However the vaccine is approved as safe and has short-term efficacy when given as young as 6 months. The immunity just doesn’t “last” as long when given earlier, which is why its scheduled for 12 months where risk is low. In those communities where anti-vax people congregate, diligent parents can consider giving their children an extra dose at 6 months to cut that risky time in half.
Canada’s economy added five times the number of jobs that were forecast for April and the unemployment rate unexpectedly held at 6.1 per cent, but wages grew at the slowest pace in 10 months, data showed on Friday....
Their menu increasingly contradicts the “traditional” vibe they promote, with newer items like Sweet Chili Chicken Loaded Wraps and Loaded Bowls, Tiramisu Cold Brew, and Blackberry Yuzu Sparkling Quenchers.
In a video that’s he’s since deleted, Mehul Prajapati shared how he made use of a program at his school that provides food insecure students with free groceries weekly.
Its somewhat to make money. But it also forgoes the cost of caring for and raising children. Canada likes it when people arrive with the cost of the first 18-30 years of life already paid by another community. Then we benefit from and exploit that. Often wasting advanced education as people enter the job market vastly overqualified for where they end up. (A situation which is often misrepresented to people considering a move here.)
As it stands, running universities and many other industries would be impossible without doing this massive brain drain on other communities. Because it would entail having a less shitty public education and social support system.
I am happy for immigrants to come here. I just find the parasitism of Canadian public policy really gross.
Yes the nudists finally won a victory. All that garden of eden shame stuff is finally gone. Judges, teachers and cops no longer wear any garment whose purpose is modesty.
Shame and modesty are of course punishment from God because of Eve having eaten the Fruit of the Tree of Knowledge.
Philanthropist who gave $30M to U Manitoba condemns 'hateful' valedictory speech, university for allowing it (www.cbc.ca)
The philanthropist behind the University of Manitoba’s largest-ever personal donation — $30 million — has denounced a speech made by a valedictorian for medicine grads and admonished the university for letting it happen....
Ontario child under 5 dies of measles: provincial health agency (www.cbc.ca)
A child under five years old has died of measles in Ontario, according to the province’s public health agency, the first such death in more than a decade....
Federal gov’t sparks outrage for giving newcomers free access to Canada’s parks (torontosun.com)
While many have to pay to access any of the dozens of parks across the country, there is a group that has been granted free admission.
Average hourly wage in Canada now $34.95: StatCan (www.ctvnews.ca)
Canada’s economy added five times the number of jobs that were forecast for April and the unemployment rate unexpectedly held at 6.1 per cent, but wages grew at the slowest pace in 10 months, data showed on Friday....
Tim Hortons Is Brewing an Idea of Canada That No Longer Exists. (thewalrus.ca)
Grocery giants paid for friendly Liberal, Tory policy with decades of donations (breachmedia.ca)
‘I feel terrible’: Wilfrid Laurier international student at centre of storm over post about how to get free food (www.thestar.com)
In a video that’s he’s since deleted, Mehul Prajapati shared how he made use of a program at his school that provides food insecure students with free groceries weekly.
Everything freedom loving Conservatives have banned Canadians from doing in recent years (www.thebeaverton.com)
Manulife will cover specialty drugs filled at any pharmacy following backlash to Loblaw deal (www.cbc.ca)
Happy to hear this, but concerned that they would even think to try this in the first place.
Alberta’s New Policies: Anti-trans, Anti-evidence (thetyee.ca)
Our crack (head) Premier is at it again. Red meat for the base, harm for everyone else.