Item - 2025.HL25.1
Tracking Status
- This item was considered by Board of Health on June 3, 2025 and was adopted with amendments.
HL25.1 - Toronto Public Health response to the Ontario Measles Outbreak
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
Board Decision
The Board of Health:
1. Requested the Ministry of Health to develop a comprehensive provincial strategy to increase vaccine confidence and vaccination rates for measles including:
a. actions to understand the reasons for vaccine hesitancy, especially from parents and caregivers, and sharing these findings with public health units to inform vaccine planning; and
b. actions to address vaccine-related malinformation, disinformation and misinformation.
2. Requested the Ministry of Health to securely consolidate electronic vaccine medical records with public health records, to streamline efforts to prevent the spread of viruses, including measles and allow for:
a. improved case and contact management;
b. enhanced enforcement of Ontario’s Immunization of School Pupils Act; and
c. better record management.
Decision Advice and Other Information
The Associate Medical Officers of Health gave a presentation on the Toronto Public Health response to the Ontario Measles Outbreak.
Summary
The Associate Medical Officers of Health will give a presentation on Toronto Public Health response to the Ontario Measles Outbreak.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/hl/bgrd/backgroundfile-255922.pdf
Communications
(June 2, 2025) E-mail from Alexis Godard (HL.New)
(June 2, 2025) E-mail from Kimberley Da Ros (HL.New)
(June 2, 2025) E-mail from Connie Lee (HL.New)
(June 2, 2025) E-mail from Karina Thompson (HL.New)
(June 2, 2025) E-mail from Jayna Singh (HL.New)
(June 2, 2025) E-mail from Julianna So (HL.New)
(June 2, 2025) E-mail from Aviva Cohen (HL.New)
(June 2, 2025) E-mail from Owen Boucher (HL.New)
(June 2, 2025) E-mail from Kelly MacIntosh (HL.New)
(June 2, 2025) E-mail from Jacqueline Whyte Appleby (HL.New)
(June 2, 2025) E-mail from Franz Hochholdinger (HL.New)
(June 2, 2025) E-mail from Caileigh Guy (HL.New)
(June 2, 2025) E-mail from Emily Hashmani (HL.New)
(June 2, 2025) Letter from Louise Hidinger and Heather Pun on behalf of Clean Indoor Air Toronto (HL.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/hl/comm/communicationfile-190794.pdf
(June 3, 2025) E-mail from Samuel Kaufman (HL.New)
(June 3, 2025) E-mail from Sara Blumenstein (HL.New)
(June 3, 2025) Letter from Louise Hidinger (HL.New)
(June 3, 2025) E-mail from Charisse Thornley (HL.New)
(June 3, 2025) E-mail from Lucie Soicher (HL.New)
(June 3, 2025) E-mail from Tanya Lemke (HL.New)
Speakers
Avery Bryce
Kelly MacIntosh
Natalia Kondratieva
Sam Kaufman
Lindsay Kneteman, Clean Indoor Air Toronto
Louise Hidinger, Clean Indoor Air Toronto
Mary Jo Nabuurs, Ontario School Safety
James Andrew Smith
Alison Kemper
Therese Dineen
Skylar Hill-Jackson
Motions
That:
1. The Board of Health request the Ministry of Health to develop a comprehensive provincial strategy to increase vaccine confidence and vaccination rates for measles including:
a. actions to understand the reasons for vaccine hesitancy, especially from parents and caregivers, and sharing these findings with public health units to inform vaccine planning; and
b. actions to address vaccine-related malinformation, disinformation and misinformation.
2. The Board of Health request the Ministry of Health to securely consolidate electronic vaccine medical records with public health records, to streamline efforts to prevent the spread of viruses, including measles and allow for:
a. improved case and contact management;
b. enhanced enforcement of Ontario’s Immunization of School Pupils Act; and
c. better record management.