H1N1

• Saskatchewan using H1N1 experience in COVID-19 vaccine rollout

  Saskatchewan's plan for COVID-19 vaccinations is expected to be unveiled next week and will incorporate experiences from the H1N1 pandemic of 2009.

  Health

  Dec 5, 2020
  
• A father’s love in a pandemic: the Canadian WWI veteran who died of flu searching for son’s grave

  "I think the fact that he went over, because his sons were there, I think that might have just been a little icing on the cake," Eunice Robinson said.

  Canada

  Nov 9, 2020
  
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• ‘Time is everything’: How the world is preparing for a widespread COVID-19 outbreak

  With troubling outbreaks now emerging in Italy, South Korea and Iran, and U.S. health officials warning Tuesday it's inevitable it will spread more widely in America, the question is: Did the world use that time wisely and is it ready for a potential pandemic?

  World

  Feb 25, 2020
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• Doctor on front lines of SARS outbreak says Canadian hospitals prepared for coronavirus

  "Our experience with SARS was that it's not great to make stuff up as you go along," Dr. Michael Gardam explained.

  Canada

  Jan 23, 2020
• Why this year’s flu season could be particularly dangerous for kids

  So far, more than 3,200 cases of flu have been reported across Canada since the end of August.

  Dec 24, 2019
• World conflicts increase risk of infectious diseases killing millions: panel

  The Global Preparedness Monitoring Board, World Bank and the World Health Organization warned that epidemic-prone viral diseases like Ebola, flu and SARS are increasingly tough to manage in a world dominated by lengthy conflicts, fragile states and forced migration.

  World

  Sep 17, 2019
• Calgary mother shares survival story after the flu forced her into a coma

  "I never would have thought in a million years that a flu would take somebody down like this."

  Health

  May 8, 2019
• Flu vaccines in short supply in Nova Scotia

  This year, about 430,000 doses were ordered and they have all been distributed.

  Health

  Feb 5, 2019
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• This season’s flu shot effective enough to block 7 of 10 cases: BC CDC

  "Seven out of 10 unvaccinated cases could have been prevented, had those individuals instead chosen to be vaccinated," said the BC CDC.

  Health

  Jan 24, 2019
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• This year’s flu shot is 72% effective against the dominant strain – much better than last year’s, researchers say

  This year's flu vaccine is much more effective than last year's, Canadian researchers have found.

  Health

  Jan 24, 2019