Michelle Barton-Forbes
Dr. Michelle Barton-Forbes is the division chief of infectious diseases at the Children’s Hospital at London Health Sciences Centre and chair of the Canadian Paediatric Society’s infectious diseases and immunization committee. She is concerned about the decline in vaccination rates and the implications for public health, particularly regarding measles outbreaks among unvaccinated children.
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Michelle Barton-Forbes is the division chief of infectious diseases at the Children’s Hospital at London Health Sciences Centre.
Opinions on measles vaccine differ in Southwestern Ontario after baby’s death
Canada· 2025-06-14
Michelle Barton-Forbes is the division chief of infectious diseases at the Children’s Hospital at London Health Sciences Centre.
In Southwestern Ontario, hospitals prepare for prospect of ‘worst-case scenario’ while measles cases surgeCanada· 2025-05-23
Dr. Michelle Barton-Forbes is the division chief of infectious diseases at the Children’s Hospital at London Health Sciences Centre.
With measles making a resurgence, efforts are under way to educate doctors who’ve never seen it in personCanada· 2025-05-19
Michelle Barton-Forbes, the chair of the Canadian Paediatric Society’s infectious diseases and immunization committee, expressed concern about measles circulating due to low vaccination rates.
The measles outbreak, how long vaccines last and how to protect your family: Our health reporters answer your questionsCanada· 2025-05-03
Michelle Barton-Forbes, the chair of the Canadian Paediatric Society’s infectious diseases and immunization committee, said she is concerned measles is circulating.
As childhood vaccination rates slide in Canada, health-care providers look for new ways to fight skepticismCanada· 2025-03-01
