Respiratory Viruses

• Manitoba’s top doctor hopes to see increased vaccination numbers

  Dr. Brent Roussin said 18 per cent of Manitobans have rolled up their sleeves for their coronavirus vaccines and 25 per cent have received their flu shots.

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  Feb 16
  
• Quebec ER overcrowding will ‘continue to be difficult,’ says health minister

  The health minister said that on any given day an average of 10,000 people visit emergency rooms in the province. In the past two weeks, there have been 1,000 extra visits daily.

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  Jan 10
  
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• Manitoba health minister urges vaccination as respiratory viruses hit health-care system

  The health minister highlighted the need for vaccines against respiratory viruses ahead of the winter season and said illnesses are impacting provincial health-care system.

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  Dec 14, 2023
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• Stay on top your immunizations, B.C. doctors warn ahead of fall ‘tripledemic’

  The B.C. government hopes to roll out a monovalent vaccine campaign against the XBB 1.5 Omicron subvariant in September or October.

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  Aug 16, 2023
• Hosting tips to stay healthy during the winter holidays

  Event planner Madeline Kojakian from Maddy K Events shares her best tips to host holiday gatherings while keeping guests safe during flu, RSV and COVID-19 season.

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  Dec 22, 2022
• Rate of flu, RSV increase appears to be slowing down: Ontario health minister

  Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones says an increase in respiratory viruses that are driving a surge in pediatric hospitalizations appears to be slowing down.

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  Nov 17, 2022
• Quebec hospitals facing ‘triple threat’ of viruses as doctors’ group recommends masking

  Quebec's college of physicians is urging people to wear masks in public as hospitals are battling a trio of respiratory viruses that are filling up emergency rooms.

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  Nov 14, 2022
• Feds hold groundbreaking ceremony for Moderna’s mRNA vaccine factory in Montreal area

  The factory in Laval, Que., is expected to be completed in 2024 at the earliest and produce 100 million doses of mRNA vaccines per year.

  Canada

  Nov 7, 2022
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• Flu shots now available in London-Middlesex ahead of anticipated tough influenza season: MLHU

  The looming flu season comes amid rising rates of other respiratory viruses and as hospitals grapple with staff shortages, high patient volumes and long patient wait times.

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  Nov 1, 2022
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• What is RSV? Here’s what to know about the virus as cases surge in Canada

  Canada is reporting an increase in respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) activity that is "above-expected levels for this time of year," according to the Health Canada website.

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  Oct 27, 2022