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Health officials warn of several measles exposure incidents in Interior Health region
By Ian Holliday
Published: September 06, 2025 at 6:15PM EDT
The B.C. Centre for Disease Control has published several new warnings about possible measles exposures in the Interior Health region.
The exposure incidents occurred at establishments in Summerland, Kelowna and Penticton on Aug. 31, Sept. 1 and Sept. 2, according to the BCCDC.
Exposure notices are issued when public health officials are unable to identify and contact everyone who may have been present.
“There may be additional community settings where exposures have occurred,” the BCCDC website reads. “Immunization is the best way to prevent measles.”
The exposures reported this week were:
Aug. 31 in Summerland
Lakeside Calvary Chapel, 9710 Brown St., from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Summerland Community Centre, 9710 Brown St., from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Shaughnessy’s Cove Restaurant, 12817 Lakeshore Dr. S, from 6:30 p.m. to closing
Sept. 1 in Kelowna
Chicko Chicken Restaurant, 564 Truswell Rd., from 6 p.m. to 8:40 p.m.
Sept. 2 in Penticton
McDonald’s (with PlayPlace), 1804 Main St., from 12 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Walmart, 275 Green Ave. W, from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Those who may have been exposed should monitor themselves for symptoms of measles and use the BCCDC’s exposure risk assessment tool to determine next steps, the agency said...
Health officials warn of several measles exposure incidents in Interior Health region
By Ian Holliday
Published: September 06, 2025 at 6:15PM EDT
The B.C. Centre for Disease Control has published several new warnings about possible measles exposures in the Interior Health region.
The exposure incidents occurred at establishments in Summerland, Kelowna and Penticton on Aug. 31, Sept. 1 and Sept. 2, according to the BCCDC.
Exposure notices are issued when public health officials are unable to identify and contact everyone who may have been present.
“There may be additional community settings where exposures have occurred,” the BCCDC website reads. “Immunization is the best way to prevent measles.”
The exposures reported this week were:
Aug. 31 in Summerland
Lakeside Calvary Chapel, 9710 Brown St., from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Summerland Community Centre, 9710 Brown St., from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Shaughnessy’s Cove Restaurant, 12817 Lakeshore Dr. S, from 6:30 p.m. to closing
Sept. 1 in Kelowna
Chicko Chicken Restaurant, 564 Truswell Rd., from 6 p.m. to 8:40 p.m.
Sept. 2 in Penticton
McDonald’s (with PlayPlace), 1804 Main St., from 12 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Walmart, 275 Green Ave. W, from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Those who may have been exposed should monitor themselves for symptoms of measles and use the BCCDC’s exposure risk assessment tool to determine next steps, the agency said...