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The Ministry of Health says it is safe and convenient to receive a COVID-19 shot and the flu shot at the same time.

Since March 2020, the B/Yamagata influenza strain has disappeared, prompting Canadian health officials to adjust the annual flu vaccine.

Ontario is expanding its respiratory virus vaccination program this year for infants, high-risk children and pregnant women ahead of the fall flu season.

Bird flu, has public health officials on alert after an unprecedented spread in dairy cows in the U.S. this year. Four dairy workers have also tested positive in the country.

Scientists tracking the spread of bird flu are increasingly concerned that gaps in surveillance may keep them several steps behind a new pandemic.

The worker had direct contact with infected dairy cows on a northeast Colorado farm, state and federal health officials said. The man developed pink eye, or conjunctivitis.

Finland plans to offer preemptive bird flu vaccination as soon as next week to some workers with exposure to animals, health authorities said on Tuesday.

The province’s national institute of public health is reporting outbreaks in 110 long-term care homes and 54 health-care centres.

The earlier check-in times went into effect Wednesday and apply to all flights except for those departing from the Toronto Island airport and the landline bus services.

The incident happened between July 11 and July 13, and may have included names, email and mail addresses, Aeroplan and CAA numbers.

The WHO on Tuesday said a case of human infection with bird flu caused by the H9N2 virus was detected in a four-year-old child in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal.

A World Health Organization (WHO) official stressed on Tuesday that mpox, regardless of whether it is the new or old strain, is not the new COVID.

Research has shown signage alone has a limited effect on driver behaviour, so while 30 km/h signs are prominent, the project also involves built-environment improvements.

COVID-19 and H5N1 bird flu are both zoonotic, meaning they jumped from animals to humans. How did that happen and how can they infect humans?

Summer is nearly here, and with it comes farm visits, petting zoos and even goat yoga. But with bird flu cases on the rise, people may be left wondering if it's safe to get close.

Moderna says it combination vaccine to protect against both COVID-19 and influenza generated a stronger immune response in adults 50 and over when compared to separate shots.

Aviation expert Mary Schiavo describes what she saw in a video of Voepass Linhas Aéreas Flight 2283 plummeting to the ground in Brazil Friday, killing all 62 people on board.

Alberta officials continue to monitor the ongoing bird flu outbreak in dairy cows in the United States, with producers advised to closely monitor their herds.

On Tuesday, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention declared a public health emergency of continental concern for the first time ever.

Africa's top public health body declared what it termed a 'public health emergency of continental security' on Tuesday over an outbreak of mpox.