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Health workers are seeing an increase in whooping cough cases in Quebec, sparking them to explain the importance of vaccinating against the disease.
The vaccine is critical to protect newborns as the virus is the number one cause of hospitalization for babies younger than 1 year old in Canada
Infections are rising across Canada as the country deals with the so-called triple threat of respiratory illnesses, with one pediatric specialist warning amid a 'moderately severe' influenza season that it's important to protect vulnerable populations -- especially young children, who are at higher risk of developing complications.
Health Canada has approved a new Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccine geared toward protecting two of the groups most severely affected by the virus: newborns, who would receive antibodies through maternal immunization, and Canadians over 60.
A future pandemic 'may result in a marked increase in critical illness and mortality in children' compared to COVID-19, researchers warn.