IPAC News for the week of February 27 – March 3, 2023
Characteristics associated with influenza vaccination uptake in pregnancy: a retrospective cohort study. Journal
Education and training for infection prevention and control provided by long-term care homes to family caregivers: a scoping review protocol. Journal
Measles outbreak that sickened 85 children declared over in Ohio. News
New assessment on the origins of Covid-19 adds to the confusion. News
Want to know how COVID-19 subvariants are behaving in Alberta? Now it’s a bit easier. News
Nightclubs one of the riskiest locations for large COVID-19 outbreaks: study. News
What is the Marburg virus? Canada’s travel advice as outbreak confirmed in Africa. News
We may never know where COVID originated. Here’s why. News
Company picked by Ottawa to produce made-in-Canada vaccines warns it may go out of business. News
Cholera outbreak in quake-hit northwestern Syria kills two people. News
Ottawa ends shipments of rapid COVID-19 tests as millions set to expire. News
North Bay suspends COVID-19 vaccine policy. News
New study casts doubt on effectiveness of COVID-19 border closures. News
Paving the way for the world’s first RSV vaccine, FDA advisers recommend two different shots. News
Children in Israel Confirmed with Polio. News