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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/whooping-cough-still-spreading-as-southern-alberta-outbreak-grows-1.6904516 “The health authority said 75 per cent of the province's cases this year have been in children under the age of 10.
“Seven children, including six in the south zone and one in central #Alberta, have been #hospitalized.”
#WhoopingCough #Pertussis
CBCWhooping cough still spreading as southern Alberta outbreak grows | CBC NewsDozens more cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, have been identified as an outbreak in southern Alberta shows no signs of letting up. And sporadic cases of the highly contagious disease, which can be prevented through vaccination, are popping up elsewhere in the province.
“But Alberta Health data shows #immunization rates have dropped dramatically in recent years, with 58 per cent of children in the south zone up-to-date on their #pertussis #vaccine doses by the age of two in 2022, compared to 76 per cent in 2008.
The provincial average, which has also declined, sat at 71 per cent last year.”