2024-07-30 15:24:03
Over the past few weeks we’ve seen “The whooping cough epidemic continues to spread across the country,” France’s public health agency summarized this in a report posted on its website.
“If certain indicators appear to be declining” Especially when emergency room visits are suspended, “Interpretation must be cautious as the data for July have not yet been consolidated,” designated agency.
According to the latest reports, 20 children have died from whooping cough since the beginning of this year. At the end of June, The death toll is 14.
The agency also recorded eight adult deaths partly related to whooping cough, but the disease was not considered the leading cause of death for those over 50 years old.
Infant pertussis vaccination is not widespread enough
Like many other countries, France has been experiencing a resurgence of whooping cough for several months. This comes against a backdrop of a resurgence of many other infectious diseases, including measles.
Doctors regret that pertussis vaccination in infants has not yet become routine, especially since vaccination during pregnancy has been recommended for many years to immediately immunize the newborn.
HAS has recently insisted that more pregnant women need to be vaccinated. She also gave vaccination recommendations to everyone around the baby, This includes siblings or grandparents if the mother was not vaccinated at least one month before delivery.
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