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Kids across Canada dealing with respiratory illnesses at pre-pandemic rates: CIHI report – Winnipeg

Kids across the country are dealing with respiratory illnesses at numbers hospitals haven’t seen since before the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report says. The report, from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) says in 2022, there were only 33 kids under four years of age who were hospitalized with …

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Respiratory transmission in the community continues to fluctuate: report

Descrease article font size Increase article font size From Jan. 28 to Feb. 10, 2024, the CRISP report shows the number of positive tests for the virus that causes COVID-19 increased marginally this week. “Test positivity for the most recent surveillance week was 9.0 per cent, an increase from 7.8 …

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‘They’re exhausted’: Manitoba nursing shortage continues through respiratory virus season – Winnipeg

Between respiratory virus season and a critical nursing shortage, it’s the perfect storm for health care in the province, the Manitoba Nurses Union president says. Darlene Jackson told Global Winnipeg the holidays were slammed for nurses, with a record 77 patients waiting to be triaged in the Health Sciences Centre …

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Nova Scotia’s top doctor to hold media availability on respiratory illnesses

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. …

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Masking alone wouldn’t have eased Ontario’s respiratory virus surge in the fall: PHO document

TORONTO — Introducing a mask mandate when respiratory viruses surged in the fall may not have eased the crush on pediatric hospitals, a Public Health Ontario science brief obtained by The Canadian Press concludes. The brief — which was not proactively made public, unlike the reports done by the now-defunct …

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Patient transfers from SickKids skyrocket amid pediatric respiratory crunch

Toronto’s SickKids hospital is reporting a significant increase in the number of pediatric patients being transferred out of its beds as Ontario struggles with a wave of sick children. As a result of the recent viral surge, an average of between two and eight children per day are being transferred …

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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 …

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N.L. children’s hospital cancels some surgeries amid surge in respiratory illness

A children’s hospital in the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador’s says it has had to cancel some surgeries and appointments due to a high level of respiratory illness. Newfoundland’s Eastern Health issued a press release saying some routine procedures and appointments will not go ahead at the Janeway Children’s Health …

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Kids are getting hit hard by respiratory viruses. Here’s what scientists know — and what they don’t

Pediatric hospitals remain under intense pressure in Canada amid a resurgence of childhood respiratory viruses, ongoing shortages of children’s pain medication, and the return of the annual flu season.  Across the country, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections are above expected levels for this time of year and keep increasing, federal …

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