Okay babe, so like—grab your Purell and clutch your vaccine cards, ‘cause Canada is having a moment and not the cute kind. Measles, that totally old-school, should-be-extinct disease? Yeah. She’s back. And honestly? She’s being a dramatic little germ queen all across the country.
Ontario is basically the epicenter of this viral comeback. As of May 13, 2025, they’ve racked up 1,646 cases—like, hello? That’s not a mood, that’s a medical emergency. And can we talk about how over 200 people had to be hospitalized and some even landed in the ICU? Not cute. Most of them weren’t even vaccinated, which is kinda like walking into a rave barefoot and wondering why you got tetanus.
“The numbers are concerning, and vaccination is the only way out of this mess,” said literally every health expert ever.
Alberta was trying to stay chill, but nope—she’s spiraling too. As of May 10, 2025, they’ve got 354 cases. And get this: 318 of those were totally unimmunized. It’s giving “I don’t believe in sunscreen” energy, except instead of a sunburn, it’s a full-blown public health crisis.
Measles isn’t just Canada’s problem anymore—she packed her bags and hit the U.S. too. Like, literally 800 cases in the U.S. so far in 2025, and 10 of them were straight-up imported from Canada. You know it’s bad when Texas is pointing fingers at Ontario like, “Get your girl.”
So here’s the sitch: We used to be all smug with our herd immunity, but now it’s like, totally vanished. Dr. Paul Offit—basically the Regina George of immunology—says we’re entering a “post-herd-immunity era.” Ugh. Can we not? That’s like saying “fetch” isn’t gonna happen anymore. Tragic.
Canada is doing her best, okay? Public health queens are out here screaming for people to get their shots, especially for babies and anyone with a weak immune system. They’re running campaigns, doing interviews, and probably fighting off anti-vax Facebook moms with a single N95 mask and a dream.
“We have to boost immunization coverage to protect everyone,” said every exhausted nurse ever while sipping iced coffee at 3 a.m.
So listen up, dolls: If you’re not vaccinated, you’re not just risking your own sparkle—you’re dimming the whole dang glitter ball. Measles isn’t retro. She’s not Y2K cute. She’s messy, contagious, and she will ruin your weekend plans. Vaccines? Still the hottest accessory of 2025.
XOXO,
Valley Girl News
