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A new exhibit in downtown Winnipeg is comparing the city’s response to the COVID-19 virus in 2020 to the Spanish Flu that spread across the world in 1918. It’s in the Millennium centre and run by Heritage Winnipeg every day until March 31. It is drawing parallels between the two …
Read More »Top doctor says Ontario ‘must remain vigilant’ past flu peak, COVID variant advances
TORONTO — Ontario’s top doctor says even though COVID-19 and flu activity is declining, the province “must remain vigilant” as a more transmissible variant gains ground. In a statement, Dr. Kieran Moore says parts of Ontario are reporting a rise in the number of cases of the more easily spreadable …
Read More »‘It’s a Canada problem’: Cold and flu medication shortage outlines supply system flaws – National
Around Christmastime, Wendle Beaton was trying to find cold medication for her adult son in Brampton, Ont. “In my neighbourhood there’s like 20 (pharmacies) within like a two-kilometre radius because I live in the most populous part of the city,” Beaton said. The 55-year-old artist went to three stores before …
Read More »Flu season: Why are so many Canadian children falling sick? – National
The flu has returned with a vengeance after being absent for a couple of years during the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s hitting children especially hard. Here’s what doctors say is happening, and why. What flu strains are we seeing this flu season? Based on predictions from the World Health Organization on …
Read More »Manitoba reports 8 COVID-19 deaths, 5 flu deaths in weekly respiratory report – Winnipeg
Health officials are reporting eight additional deaths linked to COVID-19 and five deaths connected to the flu in Manitoba. The latest numbers are found in Friday’s latest Provincial Respiratory Surveillance Report, which covers Nov. 27 to Dec. 3 and includes both COVID-19 and seasonal flu data. Read more: Strain on …
Read More »Canadian premiers set to speak as viral surge overwhelms children’s hospitals
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 9, 2022 7:14 am Updated December 9, 2022 8:24 am News Source link
Read More »Canadian Red Cross to help CHEO hospital staff amid surge in respiratory illnesses
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 4, 2022 8:48 am Updated December 4, 2022 7:57 pm News Source link
Read More »‘We’re just bombarded with illness’: Prairies see highest rates of positive flu tests in Canada
A daycare operator in Regina says the current flu season has been even worse than when “we were in full COVID.” “People were isolating at that time and whatnot, but now everyone is back,” said Megan Schmidt, director of First Years Learning Center. “It just seems that everybody is catching …
Read More »Alberta seniors expected to be hit hard this flu season
Doctors and infectious disease specialists are urging Albertans to look after seniors as Alberta heads into an early influenza season. As of Friday, four Albertans over the age of 60 have died and 157 have been hospitalized. The data isn’t all that surprising, says University of Calgary infectious disease specialist …
Read More »This Ontario family wants a needle-free flu vaccine but can’t find it anywhere
A southwestern Ontario family is calling for a needle-free flu vaccine to be publicly funded again so that it’s a real option for children this flu season. Ryan McClanahan has been trying buy a nasal spray, such as FluMist, but says it’s impossible to find for his nine-year-old son who has a …
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