Hospitalization Rates for Illnesses Like COVID, Flu Have Doubled Since Pre-Pandemic, Report Finds
CIHI said flu, RSV and COVID drove nearly 60,000 hospitalizations, while adult COVID vaccination coverage fell to 26%, federal figures show.
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The rate of hospitalizations for respiratory diseases that can be prevented by vaccination has more than doubled compared to prepandemic levels. VOCID-19 is responsible for 40% of these hospitalizations, showing data published on Thursday by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI).
Hospitalization rates for illnesses like COVID, flu have doubled since pre-pandemic, report finds
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.
The rate of hospitalizations for respiratory diseases that can be prevented by vaccination has more than doubled compared to prepandemic levels.
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