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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
  
• 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
  
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• ‘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
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• 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
• 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
• 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
• COVID-19 boosters recommended this fall ahead of future pandemic wave: NACI

  The new guidance recommends boosters should be offered to those at increased risk of severe illness, and may be offered to all other Canadians.

  Health

  Jun 29, 2022
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• No schedule for expanding booster eligibility in Saskatchewan

  Experts, meanwhile, warn more transmissible variants are gaining going around the world, and that all who are able should consider getting all vaccinations available to them.

  Canada

  Jun 17, 2022
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• N.S. averaging almost 1,000 cases per day in latest COVID-19 update, hospitalizations up

  According to the latest numbers from the province, there were 6,991 positive PCR tests over a one-week period ending April 6 and eight deaths.

  Canada

  Apr 7, 2022