Public health officials urge parents to ensure children vaccinated with measles, mumps, rubella vaccine ahead of long weekend

Public health officials are urging Canadians to ensure vaccinations are up-to-date ahead of the Easter long weekend as concerns about the spread of measles persist, including in Ontario where more than 100 cases were reported in the past week.In its weekly update on Thursday, Public Health Ontario said 109 new cases of measles have boosted the total to 925 since an outbreak began in October. Of those, 773 are confirmed and 152 are probable. Six patients have been admitted to hospital, all of whom were unimmunized children.