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But to protect newborn babies from the disease, pregnant women can also be offered pertussis vaccines. In England, the BMJ reports, uptake among this group has fallen from over 70 percent in September 2017 to 58 percent in September 2023.
Sounds like 12% of expectant mothers have had their trust in doctors destroyed by the policies enacted during COVID. That’s not COVIDs fault. That’s our fault for how we reacted.
We, the human race.
…or at least in this article, we the British, as the stats are for the UK.