Home News Canada Alberta Alberta Alberta ramps up measles vaccination awareness as 3 hospitalized in intensive care As of last week, Alberta had confirmed 210 cases of the highly contagious disease, the majority of them children. Updated 43 mins ago May 5, 2025 May 5, 2025 1 min read Save New subscriber benefit! Copied to clipboard Out of gifts for the month Unfortunately you've used all of your gifts this month. Your counter will reset on the first day of next month. Share this article paywall-free Email Copy Link Copy article link Email Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange addresses a news conference in Calgary, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh JMC flag wire: true flag sponsored: false article_type: pubinfo.section: cms.site.custom.site_domain : thestar.com sWebsitePrimaryPublication : publications/toronto_star bHasMigratedAvatar : false firstAuthor.avatar : By Jack Farrell The Canadian Press EDMONTON - Alberta’s top doctor for public health says three people are in intensive care in hospital after contracting measles.As of last week, Alberta had confirmed 210 cases of the highly contagious disease, the majority of them children.Dr. Sunil Sookram says there have been no deaths since Alberta started seeing cases identified in March. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW The province says it’s launching a new vaccination campaign that will include advertising in a variety of formats and languages.Health Minister Adriana LaGrange says close to 90 per cent of the cases so far have involved those who weren’t vaccinated.She says she is encouraged that vaccination rates have been trending up, but believes the province has more work to do to spread the message. Gta Do I need a measles booster? Here’s how you can protect yourself from the virus spreading in Ontario Joy SpearChief-Morris This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 5, 2025. 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