IPAC News for the week of March 20 – 24, 2023
Molecular Epidemiology of Global Carbapenemase-Producing Citrobacter spp. (2015–2017). Journal
A national implementation project to prevent healthcare-associated infections in intensive care units: a collaborative initiative using the Breakthrough Series model. Journal
WHO advisers urge China to release all COVID-related data after new research. News
Burundi officials detect polio outbreak linked to vaccine. News
Bird flu vaccine could soon be on standby in case of future outbreak: experts. News
B.C. pharmacist suspended for 30 days for faking COVID-19 vaccination status at height of pandemic. News
Saskatchewan health minister insists ‘we acted’ on COVID-19 advice. News
Five dead as Tanzania detects first-ever Marburg virus outbreak. News
Ontario won’t say what will happen after sick day program expires next week. News
Death toll climbs in outbreak linked to recalled eye drops as new treatment identified. News
Dead waterfowl found in Brampton test positive for bird flu, city says. News
China approves its first mRNA Covid-19 vaccine. News
Ontario stops earmarking COVID-19 funding in move toward life after the pandemic. News
Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal workers blocked by U.S. appeals court. News
N.S. reports no new COVID-19 deaths in current reporting period, decrease in hospitalizations. News