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Measles vaccination rates matter in the fight against COVID. In Ontario, that’s cause for concern. Check where your child’s school ranks
“If public health units are not putting resources into measles immunization programs, that’s a massive oversight,” said Crowcroft. Hotez is part of a team working on a COVID-19 vaccine for children that is being scaled for production in India. “These are the parent groups that are going to refuse to take the COVID-19 vaccine, I’m sure,” Hotez said. This is true of immunization.”In the data released by Ontario’s public health units, vaccination records are missing for more than 78,000 students. Additional research notes the measles vaccine increases the immune system’s ability to fight non-measles pathogens, including coronaviruses.
Source: thestar February 22, 2021 10:18 UTC
