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Low vaccination rates trigger diphtheria and whooping cough

Santo Domingo, DR— Luz Herrera, former president of the Dominican Society of Pediatrics, described the increase in vaccine-preventable infectious diseases, such as whooping cough, diphtheria, tetanus, and meningococcal disease in non-neonatal children, as a "setback" and a "poor prognosis." According to the Ministry of Public Health's epidemiological bulletin for week 30, th... Read more

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