<p>Public confidence in vaccines has dipped since COVID’s first surges, the proportion of parents “really against” routine childhood immunizations has grown and one third of Canadians believe the discredited claim that the measles vaccine causes autism, surveys show.</p>

Only seven in 10 children aged seven in Ontario were reported to be fully immunized against measles in the 2023-24 school year.{ai:summary}<p>Public confidence in vaccines has declined since the onset of COVID-19, with an increase in parents opposed to routine childhood immunizations. Additionally, one-third of Canadians still believe the debunked notion that the measles vaccine leads to autism. #health</p>

Only 7 in 10 Ontario kids vaccinated against measles, rates falling elsewhere. Here's why

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