IPAC News for the week of October 24 – 28, 2022
Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance of Causative Agents to Ocular Infections. Journal
Self-reported COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and uptake among participants from different racial and ethnic groups in the United States and United Kingdom. Journal
Are COVID rapid tests still reliable with new sub-variants on the rise? What experts say. News
Hospitals are worried about child RSV this year. Here’s what to know. News
CDC is discussing using oral polio vaccine for first time in 20 years to stop New York outbreak. News
COVID-19 outbreaks growing in Alberta care homes as transmission rises. News
“Potential disease outbreak” at Virginia high school causes hundreds of students to miss school with flu-like symptoms. News
China rolling out needle-free, inhalable COVID-19 vaccine. News
Pfizer’s bivalent COVID-19 vaccine now available in Nova Scotia. News
Measles cases up 200% this year in the Philippines. News
CHEO warns of surge in patients amid RSV, COVID-19, flu cases. News
Ugandan gov’t under fire as Ebola outbreak spreads in Kampala. News
B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations drop sharply while ICU numbers remain level. News
Shanghai district orders mass COVID-19 testing, lockdown. News
Vietnam dengue cases top 270,000 in 2022 to date. News