RSV Canada
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‘Boost your defences’ ahead of winter viral spread, Ottawa urges in mail campaignThe postcards were sent to six million households with an expected price tag of $1.08 million, according to a spokesperson for Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada.CanadaDec 22, 2022
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RSV, flu surge beyond pre pandemic numbers in Nunavut amid health care staff crunchBefore the pandemic, in 2018-19, there were 142 cases of RSV in Nunavut. That dropped to 58 cases in 2019-20 and just two in 2020-21.HealthDec 15, 2022
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Premiers demand ‘urgent’ meeting with Trudeau on health fundingDeputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canadians are “frustrated and frightened” by strains facing the country’s health system, but stressed focus on solutions, not dollars.CanadaDec 9, 2022
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Most difficult time for pediatric ERs is now, Saskatoon doctor saysA Saskatoon pediatric ER doctor said he's now seeing the wave of patients he feared he'd be treating at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.HealthDec 5, 2022
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Will mask mandates return amid surges in kids hospitals? Trudeau, Ford won’t sayPrime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is 'extremely worried' about children and families across Canada as high levels of respiratory illness continue to swamp pediatric hospitals.HealthDec 5, 2022
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Kids’ pain meds: Canada to get 500K additional units in coming weeksAn additional shipment of 500,000 units of children’s pain medications will be brought to Canada in the next three weeks as shortages continue amid a surge in viral illness.HealthNov 25, 2022
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Flu shot: What we know about this year’s vaccine and ‘virulent’ dominant strainWith flu activity high in Canada, infectious diseases experts are urging Canadians to get their flu shot, as it contains protection against the strain of flu proving most dominant.HealthNov 23, 2022
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RSV not just a kids problem, doctors warn as infections surge in CanadaAs cases of RSV surge among children in Canada, doctors say an increasing number of older adults are also ending up in hospital with the contagious respiratory virus.CanadaNov 23, 2022
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Americas should be on ‘alert’ as COVID, flu, RSV spread, health organization warnsThe Americas are experiencing a “triple threat” of respiratory illnesses with rising cases of COVID-19, flu and RSV, and all countries should be on “alert,” PAHO says.HealthNov 16, 2022
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Low COVID-19 vaccine uptake in young kids concerning as viruses swirl, doctors sayCOVID-19 vaccines for children under five in Canada have been available for more than three months, but so far only a small fraction of eligible kids have received a pandemic shot.HealthOct 31, 2022
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