TOPIC: Canada loses its 'measles-free' status


STEP 1 - Read the following article: READING COMPREHENSION ARTICLE 9


STEP 2 - Answer these questions (choose the best answer):

1. The outbreaks in measles is likely (at least in part) due to _____________.
  a stronger vaccine-resistant strain
  poor hygiene habits
  lower vaccination rates among children

2. What is NOT mentioned as being a symptom of the measles?
  A sore throat
  A rash
  A high fever

3. Measles is especially dangerous to young children and _____________.
  the elderly
  teenagers
  adults over 30

4. Canada first gained its "measles-free" status in _____________.
  2008
  1998
  2000

5. How many deaths are estimated to have been prevented by the measles vaccine between 2000 and 2023 in North & South America?
  One and a half million
  Two million
  A million

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