IPAC News for the week of December 6 – 10, 2021
Medical education, the COVID-19 pandemic, and infection prevention: There has never been a better time. Journal Predictors of hospital-acquired bacterial and fungal superinfections in COVID-19: a prospective observational study. Journal COVID-19 cases count on cruise ship docked in Louisiana rises to 17. News Merck to manufacture COVID-19 antiviral drug in Canada. News COVID-19 outbreak declared at UWindsor residence after four positive cases. News Italy tightens restrictions on unvaccinated as COVID-19 cases spike. News Canadian manufacturer Medicago’s...
IPAC News for the week of November 29 – December 3, 2021
Taking Vaccine to Where the Virus Is—Equity and Effectiveness in Coronavirus Vaccinations. Journal SARS-CoV-2 testing and infection control strategies in European paediatric emergency departments during the first wave of the pandemic. Journal Can Omicron outpace Delta COVID-19 variant? Scientists seek answers. News Ontario's top doctor says province can manage any potential outbreak of new COVID-19 variant. News Vaccine: Merriam-Webster’s word of the year follows 1,048% rise in searches. News Covid: Omicron variant in Netherlands...
IPAC News for the week of November 22 – 26, 2021
Utilization and Complications of Central Venous Access Devices in Oncology Patients. Journal Emergence of Candida auris in Brazil in a COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit. Journal Ontario sees 613 new COVID-19 cases as vaccine appointments open to kids aged 5 to 11. News First Nation Chief calls for support amid blastomycosis outbreak in Constance Lake, Ont. News Natural immunity doesn’t protect you as well as the Covid vaccines — here’s why. News Germany considers new COVID-19...
IPAC News for the week of November 15 – 19, 2021
Enteric Illness Outbreaks Reported Through the National Outbreak Reporting System—United States, 2009–2019. Journal Parents’ intention to get vaccinated and to have their child vaccinated against COVID-19: cross-sectional analyses using data from the KUNO-Kids health study. Journal COVID-19 outbreak declared at Barrie shelters. News Senators COVID-19 outbreak: Three games postponed as 10 players enter protocol. News Covid: 'Putting people to sleep knowing they may not wake'. News Ontario will start immunizing children against COVID-19 this month:...
IPAC News for the week of November 8 – 12, 2021
U.S. land border with Canada opens for travellers - what you need to know News Yukon declares state of emergency over COVID-19. News Health Canada approves Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for booster shots News Manitoba has expanded eligibility for 3rd dose of COVID-19 vaccine to anyone 18+ News Measles outbreaks likely as COVID pandemic leaves millions of world's children unvaccinated Journal...
IPAC News for the week of November 1 – 5, 2021
Social media influencers can be used to deliver positive information about the flu vaccine: findings from a multi-year study. Journal First Outbreak of an H5N8 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus on a Chicken Farm in Japan in 2020. Journal Novavax submits COVID-19 vaccine for approval by Health Canada. News Covid-19 deaths pass five million worldwide. News Fatal deer virus outbreak declared in Kingston region. News N.S. family of seven recovering from COVID-19 urges others to...
IPAC News for the week of October 25 – 29, 2021
Gaps in Infection Prevention and Control in Public Health Facilities of Sierra Leone after the 2014–2015 Ebola Outbreak. Journal COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Uptake among Nursing Staff during an Active Vaccine Rollout. Journal Moderna COVID-19 vaccine safe and protective for kids, company says. News 2 B.C. doctors linked to website selling bogus mask and vaccine exemption 'certificates'. News How getting a flu shot could help prevent a 'twindemic': A Q&A with a MUN professor....