IPAC News for the week of December 5 – 9, 2022
Patients exposed to vancomycin-resistant enterococci during in-hospital outbreaks in a low endemic setting: a proposal for risk-based screening. Journal
Development of a Model for the Spread of Nosocomial Infection Outbreaks Using COVID-19 Data. Journal
CHEO calls in Red Cross as it deals with surge in respiratory patients. News
Pfizer/BioNTech seek FDA authorization of updated Covid-19 vaccine for children under 5. News
B.C. continues to grapple with rising cases of respiratory illness among children. News
Strep A outbreak: Everything we know as nine children die of bacterial infection. News
Canada ‘unsuccessful’ at limiting COVID-19 vaccine wastage, auditor general finds. News
‘So many holes’: Judge tears apart case against COVID-19 restriction-flouting nightclub. News
Avian flu causing turkey shortage ahead of Christmas: BC Poultry Association. News
‘I urge you to get the flu shot’: Alberta mom whose daughter was intubated in ICU. News
Health officials declare outbreak of rare but deadly disease among unhoused people on Vancouver Island. News
Ontario pharmacists now allowed to prescribe COVID-19 treatment Paxlovid. News
RSV outbreaks in 3 Ottawa long-term care homes. News
At least 63 children are sick with measles in Ohio. News
Avian flu has led to the killing of 140m farmed birds since last October. News