Overview

• Four locally acquired cases were confirmed this week in unvaccinated residents—three in Chilliwack and one in Kamloops.
• The BC Centre for Disease Control flagged exposures at a Victoria café and on four BC Ferries sailings on June 20, prompting Island Health to warn of likely Vancouver Island cases.
• British Columbia has recorded 49 measles cases so far this year, with 12 active infections and 17 new cases reported across three health regions since June 19.
• Premier David Eby blamed anti-vaccination political rhetoric for the surge and urged everyone born after 1970 to verify they’ve received two measles vaccine doses.
• Across Canada, Alberta has surpassed 1,000 confirmed cases and Ontario reported its first measles-related death, spurring nationwide calls to update vaccination records.