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Measles exposures

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Measles
For more information, visit our measles page.

If you attended the following locations at these dates and times, you may have been exposed to measles: 

What to do if you have been exposed 

If you were at any of the locations during the exposure times:

  • Check vaccination records to ensure protection from measles.
    • Immunity requires two doses of a measles vaccine or proof of immunity through a laboratory test. If you are unsure of your vaccination status:
    • Check your record (please note that public health may not have records for anyone born in 1985 or earlier):
      • KFL&A
    • Call your health-care provider
    • Call SEHU’s Kingston office at 613-549-1232.
    • Most individuals born before 1970 are generally presumed to have acquired immunity due to infection in their childhood, as high levels of measles were circulating before 1970.
  • If you are not vaccinated or have had only one dose of measles vaccine you should monitor for symptoms, isolate at home for 21 days following your exposure and seek vaccination through SEHU or primary care clinics.
    • Call before visiting a health-care setting and notify them of your recent measles exposure. This helps protect others and allows health-care providers to prepare for your visit.
    • Monitor for symptoms until 21 DAYS following your exposure date (even if you are vaccinated). Symptoms of measles start seven to 21 days after exposure and may include:
      • high fever, cough, runny nose
      • red, watery eyes (pink eye or conjunctivitis)
      • red blotchy rash
  • If you develop symptoms, stay home and do not go to work, school, daycare and public settings. Call your health-care provider before visiting to let them know you may have measles and need special precautions. You may also call SEHU’s Kingston office at 613 549-1232. 
  • Please contact SEHU immediately if you fall into any of the following categories:
    • Were with an infant under 12 months of age during exposure.
    • Are pregnant and unvaccinated or unsure of your immunity to measles.
    • Are immunocompromised.

You may be eligible for preventive treatment. In Kingston call 613 549-1232.

 

 
Exposure location, date, and time
LocationExposure start date and timeExposure end date and timeMonitor for symptoms until (for 21 days)

Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital

403 Picton Main St., Prince Edward County

April 11, 2025 at 12 p.m.  April 11, 2025 at 3:30 p.m. May 2

Cineplex Kingston

626 Gardiners Road, Kingston

April 10, 2025, at 4:20 p.m.  April 10, 2025 at 8 p.m.   May 1

Lennox & Addington County General Hospital - Emergency Department 

8 Richmond Park Dr., Napanee

April 10 at 2025, 7 p.m.  April 10, 2025 at 11:47 p.m. May 1

Tamworth Post Office

708 Addington Street,  Tamworth 

April 4, 2025 at  4:10 p.m. April 4, 2025 at 6:10 p.m. April 25

Tamworth Elementary School

6668 Wheeler St., Tamworth

 April 3, 2025   April 10, 2025   April 22

Kingston Family Health Team – Centennial Family Physicians office (including onsite LifeLabs patient service centre)

200-2437 Princess St., Kingston

April 7, 2025 at

3 p.m. 
April 7, 2025 at 5:35 p.m. April 28 

Red's Diner

2223 Hamilton Rd., Trenton

April 6, 2025 at 10:30 a.m. April 6, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. April 27

Tim Hortons

661 Cataraqui Woods Dr., Kingston

April 5, 2025 at
8:30 a.m. 
April 5, 2025 at
11 a.m. 
April 26 

Foodland

23 George Wright Blvd., Picton

April 4, 2025 at 11 a.m. April 4, 2025 at 1:20 p.m. April 25

Gillingham Brewing Company 

1316 Wilson Rd., Bloomfield

April 4, 2025 at 3:30 p.m. April 4, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. April 25

VIA Rail, Train 66, Car 3

Belleville to Kingston

April 4, 2025 at 5:10 p.m. April 4, 2025 at 8 p.m. April 25

Hotel Dieu Hospital Urgent Care Centre

166 Brock Street, Kingston

April 3, 2025, at 11 a.m.  April 3, 2025, at 5 p.m.  April 24

Nicholson Catholic College

301 Church St., Belleville

April 2, 3, and 4, 2025 at 8 a.m.

April 2, 3, and 4, 2025 at 5 p.m. April 23, 24, and 25

Megabus (Kingston to Scarborough, ON)

Departure: 1175 John Counter Blvd, Kingston

March 31, 2025, at 4:35 p.m. (Kingston Terminal)  March 31, 2025, at 9:15 p.m. (Scarborough Library)  April 21

Duncan McArthur Hall

511 Union Street, Kingston

March 30, 2025, at 11 a.m.  March 30, 2025, at 10 p.m.  April 20

Duncan McArthur Hall

511 Union Street, Kingston

March 29, 2025, at 5 p.m.  March 29, 2025, at 8 p.m.  April 19 

Prevention

The best protection against measles is vaccination with two doses of a measles-containing vaccine, which are almost 100 per cent effective at preventing infection. 

Book a measles vaccine appointment

  • Two doses of measles vaccine are given to children  after their first birthday. Measles vaccine is given in combination with other vaccines. 
    • The first dose is MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine, given at 12 months of age.
    • The second dose is MMVR (measles, mumps, rubella, varicella) vaccine, given between four to six years of age, preferably before school entry.
  • Some adults may have received only one dose of measles vaccine. A second dose of MMR vaccine is recommended for anyone born in 1970 or later. 
  • Workers in healthcare, childcare, school, or post-secondary and military settings are strongly encouraged to have two doses of measles-containing vaccine or evidence of immunity.

Measles vaccine should not be given to pregnant women. Individuals with weakened immune systems are recommended to consult their health care provider as they may not be able to receive measles-containing vaccines.

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