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As the respiratory illness season begins, cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases are rising in Canada. But new tools offers hope for prevention.

Polio, a highly contagious viral infection that can cause paralysis and death, has been eradicated in Canada for decades thanks to widespread vaccination efforts.

COVID-19 positivity rates are down since November, says the Saskatchewan Health Authority's Community Respiratory Illness Surveillance Program report, but so are immunizations.

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, who had polio as a child, says any of President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees seeking Senate confirmation should “steer clear” of efforts to discredit the polio vaccine. “Efforts to undermine public confidence in proven cures are not just uninformed — they’re dangerous,” McConnell said in a statement Friday. “Anyone seeking the...

The World Health Organization has authorized the first mpox vaccine for children, a decision experts hope will help make immunizations more widely available.

Flu season is near, and experts warn it’s time to act. With vaccine fatigue lingering, Ontarians are urged to get the flu shot to stay protected.

The most recent figures from New Brunswick's Health Department are notable given the ongoing outbreak of measles in the province.

The world saw a 20 per cent jump in measles cases in 2023, driven by a lack of vaccine coverage in the poorest countries and those riddled by conflict.

The case of Michael Gordon Jackson, a Saskatchewan father who abducted his daughter to keep her from getting a COVID-19 vaccine, has come to an end.

There are no indications that H5N1 bird flu would spark a pandemic, but experts urged preparedness including stockpiling vaccines and using wastewater testing.

Kennedy ran as an independent presidential candidate but gave Trump his endorsement with a promise to have a role in health policy in the next Trump administration.

Health Canada has approved the vaccine, mRESVIA, for the prevention of lower respiratory tract disease in older adults, the company said.

Nova Scotia’s Progressive Conservatives say that if re-elected Nov. 26 they will introduce a universal shingles vaccine program for people 65 and older.

A co-chair of Trump's transition team said Kennedy wants access to federal health data so he can show vaccines are unsafe and lead to them being pulled from the market.

Health officials in Alberta are sounding an alarm over delays in delivery of some vaccines they say could be contributing to vaccine fatigue and a low vaccination rate.

New Brunswick health officials urged residents to get vaccinated Saturday after 11 new cases of measles were confirmed in the province.

The province says both vaccines are available at participating pharmacies, public health units and doctors' offices across the province, and it's safe to get them at the same time.

Health officials are urging parents to get their children vaccinated against measles after the number of cases in a recent outbreak has more than doubled since Friday.

Health Canada has approved updated mRNA vaccines targeting the KP.2 COVID-19 subvariant. These vaccines are approved for use for people six months and older.

Dr. Brent Roussin, the province's chief public health officer, says it's especially important for people considered high-risk to get a flu shot.