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• NACI recommends universal immunization program against RSV for all infants

  The National Advisory Committee on Immunization is recommending a universal immunization program against respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, for all infants.

  Canada

  May 17, 2024
  
• Alberta Health working on plan for potential fall COVID-19 booster rollout

  'We will work with the Alberta Advisory Committee on Immunization to determine the best approach for implementing the recommendations,' Alberta Health said of COVID-19 boosters.

  Canada

  Jul 13, 2023
  
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• B.C. preparing for fall rollout of new Omicron COVID-19 vaccine

  "I am almost not calling it a booster dose anymore. It is more an updated dose of the vaccine," Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry told Global News.

  Health

  Jul 12, 2023
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• COVID-19 bivalent boosters recommended for at-risk Canadians this spring: NACI

  NACI says that includes adults 80 and up, those living in long-term care homes and other congregate settings for seniors or those with complex medical needs.

  Health

  Mar 3, 2023
• Meningitis B outbreak at Dalhousie continues, vaccines made available

  Two cases of meningitis B at a Dalhousie University student residence have been confirmed. Public Health is now providing vaccines to those considered to be at high risk.

  Health

  Dec 19, 2022
• ‘Get vaccinated’: As flu cases cross seasonal threshold in Canada, experts urge caution

  At the national level, influenza activity has crossed the seasonal threshold of 5.0 per cent positivity, according to a recent report from the Public Health Agency of Canada.

  Health

  Nov 5, 2022
• Monkeypox activity in Ontario peaked in July, top doctor says

  Moore says most of those new cases are travel-related, particularly from American hot spots, rather than people acquiring an infection within Ontario.

  Health

  Sep 16, 2022
• Nova Scotia’s top doctor ‘concerned’ over COVID-19 complacency

  As of Sept. 6, children between the ages of five and 11 will be eligible for their first booster shot of the pediatric COVID-19 vaccine.

  Canada

  Aug 26, 2022
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• B.C. to offer COVID-19 booster to kids aged five to 11 next week

  The booster will be available to any five to 11 year old who has waited more than six months since their second COVID-19 shot.

  Health

  Aug 19, 2022
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• Here’s how Atlantic Canada is rolling out 4th COVID-19 vaccine doses

  While Atlantic Canadian provinces have typically introduced similar policies throughout the pandemic, new guidance for a second COVID-19 booster is different across the board.

  Health

  Jul 14, 2022