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    "https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/hospital-rates-vaccine-illnesses-9.7165119",
    "Striking new data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)"
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  "textContent": "submitted by cm0002 to covid19\n1 points | 0 comments\nhttps://www.cbc.ca/news/health/hospital-rates-vaccine-illnesses-9.7165119\n\n> Years after the virus that causes COVID-19 kicked off a global pandemic, it’s still sending thousands of Canadians into hospital each year alongside other respiratory infections — despite a suite of vaccines that can slash someone’s risk of serious illness.\n>\n> Striking new data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) shows hospitalization rates for vaccine-preventable respiratory diseases more than doubled in 2024 compared to pre-pandemic levels, all while vaccination rates are backsliding.\n>\n> There were 142 hospitalizations for every 100,000 Canadians that year, the data shows, up from roughly 66 per 100,000 in 2019.\n>\n> Yet seasonal vaccination uptake for both COVID and flu shots has dropped.\n>\n> Federal figures suggest only 26 per cent of Canadian adults were vaccinated for COVID in 2024 — a dramatic drop from when shots were first rolled out mid-pandemic and lineups at vaccination clinics often spanned multiple city blocks.",
  "title": "Hospitalization rates for illnesses like COVID, flu have doubled since pre-pandemic, report finds"
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