IPAC News for the week of May 24 – 27, 2022
Modeling Vaccine Efficacy for COVID-19 Outbreak in New York City. Journal Childhood MMR Vaccination Effectiveness Against Rubella: A Longitudinal Cohort Study. Journal Monkeypox outbreak ‘containable,’ WHO says with 131 cases confirmed. News Higher air pollution linked to more severe cases of COVID-19, study suggests. News Nearly 10% of North Korea's population sick amid COVID outbreak. News Farms in B.C. and Alberta latest to have confirmed outbreaks of avian influenza. News Your questions answered: Should I wear...
IPAC News for the week of May 16 – 20, 2022
Recurring outbreaks by the same Escherichia coli ST10 clone in a broiler unit during 18 months. Journal Facilitators and barriers of infectious diseases surveillance activities: lessons from the Global Polio Eradication Initiative - a mixed-methods study. Journal National rates and disparities in childhood vaccination and vaccine-preventable disease during the COVID-19 pandemic: English sentinel network retrospective database study. Journal About 11 per cent of admitted COVID patients return to hospital or die within 30...
IPAC News for the week of May 9 – 13, 2022
Norovirus Outbreaks in Long-term Care Facilities in the United States, 2009–2018: A Decade of Surveillance. Journal Evaluation of Candida auris acquisition in US international travellers using a culture-based screening protocol. Journal COVID-19 booster shots will be a focus going forward, vaccine makers say. News 'Be soft, but honest': Dr. Peter Jüni reflects as he leaves Ontario COVID-19 science table post. News CDC issues travel notice for Nigeria due to an outbreak of yellow fever....
IPAC News for the week of May 2 – 6, 2022
The effect of mandatory COVID-19 certificates on vaccine uptake: synthetic-control modelling of six countries. Journal Outbreak of NDM-1-Producing Escherichia coli in a Coronavirus Disease 2019 Intensive Care Unit in a Mexican Tertiary Care Center. Journal 'Not a high risk': 3 young adults explain why they haven't got a booster shot. News Why COVID-19 and flu could be in a 'tug of war' in the years ahead. News New Zealand welcomes back tourists as COVID-19...