IPAC News for the week of November 1 – 5, 2021
Social media influencers can be used to deliver positive information about the flu vaccine: findings from a multi-year study. Journal
First Outbreak of an H5N8 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus on a Chicken Farm in Japan in 2020. Journal
Novavax submits COVID-19 vaccine for approval by Health Canada. News
Covid-19 deaths pass five million worldwide. News
Fatal deer virus outbreak declared in Kingston region. News
N.S. family of seven recovering from COVID-19 urges others to get vaccinated. News
COVID-19 vaccination rates among eastern European diaspora become cause for concern. News
Ontario to reveal details of plan to roll out booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine. News
B.C. records 1st flu cases of the season after none were reported last year. News
India’s first homegrown Covid vaccine wins WHO emergency use listing. News
U.K. 1st country to authorize use of Merck’s coronavirus antiviral pill. News
COVID-19 exposures on 232 flights and counting in B.C. last month. News
AstraZeneca vaccine recipients have ‘mixed emotions’ over getting mRNA boosters early. News
Pfizer says COVID-19 pill cut hospital, death risk by 90 per cent. News
Canada making ‘good progress’ in slowing growth of COVID-19 pandemic: Tam. News
When will the pandemic become endemic? Disease experts eye beginning of the end. News