New Brunswick has declared a provincewide whooping cough outbreak, two months after an outbreak was initially declared on the Acadian Peninsula. “We are expanding this outbreak to the entire province …
Forty-two cases of whooping cough have been reported in eastern Newfoundland since February, according to the provincial health authority. (Winnipeg Health Region) Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services has confirmed an …
The World Health Organization only recommends administering the first diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine to children at six weeks of age, leaving very young infants particularly vulnerable to infection. But in the Philippines’ …
As pertussis cases continue to climb, Albertans are being warned to ensure their children are up-to-date on their immunizations. The highly contagious bacterial infection, commonly known as “whooping cough,” can …
Health Canada has approved a new vaccine geared toward protecting two groups most severely affected by the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV): newborns, who would receive antibodies through maternal immunization, and Canadians …