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Winnebago County health staff report rising respiratory illness and lower-than-target childhood vaccination rates
Summary
Surveillance staff told the board influenza B and RSV activity are increasing and that local childhood vaccination rates lag the 95% target: Winnebago's 24-month vaccine series at ~69% and MMR by 24 months at ~81.1%; staff also said 90 influenza-associated pediatric deaths were pending as of Feb. 28 in statewide reporting.
Public-health surveillance staff reported a rise in respiratory-illness indicators and declining vaccine-coverage trends.
Surveillance presenter (speaker 4) said influenza B is increasing and RSV activity is high. "Respiratory illness and influenza is overall increasing at 18.9 percent across the state," the presenter said, and…
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