IPAC News for the week of December 12 – 16, 2022
Out-of-Season Influenza during a COVID-19 Void in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Temperature Matters. Journal
Outbreak of seafood-related food poisoning from undetectable Vibrio parahaemolyticus-like pathogen, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand, December 2020. Journal
Flu surge has B.C. kids’ hospital double-bunking patients. News
Macau to allow home isolation for COVID-19 infections. News
McMaster Children’s Hospital opens flu, COVID-19 and cold clinic. News
CHEO flu admissions still soaring after near-record month. News
Quebec to offer free antiviral flu drug in pharmacies. News
Calgary’s wastewater is now being tested for flu and RSV cases. News
N.B. breaks record for flu cases and hospitalizations, as RSV and COVID-19 cases climb. News
China won’t report asymptomatic COVID-19 cases, in further shift from tight controls. News
COVID-19 outbreaks stretch resources at nursing homes. News
Retailers look out of province for Christmas turkeys as avian flu decimates B.C. farms. News
Why doctors recommend you get a flu shot this week. News
COVID-19 vaccination campaigns saved Canada billions of dollars, report estimates. News
China reels from COVID-19 spike as pandemic rules ease. News