IPAC News for the week of September 6 – 9, 2022
Framework and toolkit for infection prevention and control in outbreak preparedness, readiness and response at the health care facility level. Publication
Using Intervention Bundles to Reduce the Rate of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Acute Care Settings. Journal
Doctors brace for busy flu season without pandemic restrictions. News
B.C. vaccine campaign: Health officials to release plan for fall boosters. News
An E. coli outbreak associated with Wendy’s restaurants has now sickened 97 people in 6 U.S. states. News
Covid vaccine could soon become annual shot, White House advisers say. News
China approves world’s first inhaled Covid vaccine for emergency use. News
5 Western University students seek injunction to block COVID-19 booster shot mandate. News
WHO Raises Concern About Scale of Measles Outbreak in Zimbabwe. News
COVID-19 hospitalizations up slightly in B.C. after 4-week decline. News
Monkeypox: how universities are preventing outbreaks on campus. News
N.S. surpasses 500 COVID-19 deaths; drop in cases and hospitalizations. News