IPAC News for the week of March 14 – 18, 2022
COVID-19 case prediction via wastewater surveillance in a low-prevalence urban community: a modeling approach. Journal
The Impact of Infection Versus Colonization on Clostridioides difficile Environmental Contamination in Hospitalized Patients With Diarrhea. Journal
Hamilton waiting on at least $80K in unpaid COVID-19 fines. News
Staff at N.S. hospital welcome decline in COVID-19 patients but remain on guard. News
China battles multiple COVID-19 outbreaks, driven by ‘stealth omicron’ variant. News
Moderna Announces First Participant Dosed in Phase 1 Study of its HIV Trimer mRNA Vaccine. News
Some Manitobans still opting to wear masks despite end of restrictions. News
China COVID cases more than double in growing outbreak. News
Europe thought it was done with Covid-19. But the virus isn’t done with Europe. News
Even Mild COVID Can Increase the Risk of Heart Problems. News
U.S. chicken, turkey farmers struggle to keep birds safe from flu. News
Feds to announce update to travel rules, axing pre-arrival COVID test. News
Quebec’s Medicago COVID-19 vaccine faces WHO rejection over company’s tobacco ties. News
All signs suggest COVID-19 transmission starting to rebound in Ontario, modelling suggests. News
Facing its first COVID-19 outbreak, Samoa goes on lockdown. News
Hong Kong’s COVID-19 infections exceed 1 million amid outbreak. News