Asian Tribune Your Multilingual Newspaper covering World and local news News
Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health will hold a media availability about respiratory illnesses Tuesday afternoon.
In a release, the province said Dr. Robert Strang will provide an update on the fall vaccine rollout plan.
The event begins at 11:30 a.m. and will be live streamed on this page.
Respiratory illness season got off to an early start last year, especially among younger populations.
In November 2022, officials said they were starting to see the number of respiratory illnesses peak much sooner than in previous years, with the IWK children’s hospital ICU working well above capacity.
Respiratory syncytial virus or RSV, was one illness on the rise, circulating at the same time as other viruses, including influenza, rhinovirus and COVID-19.