Ontario whooping cough cases are on the rise
Some epidemiologists attribute the spike in cases due to lagging childhood immunization, in part due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Some epidemiologists attribute the spike in cases due to lagging childhood immunization, in part due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.