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New antibody treatment for RSV in infants highly effective in reducing hospitalisations

Published December 28, 2023

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Published by: The Irish Times
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By Kevin O’Sullivan

A new antibody treatment could reduce by 80 per cent the numbers of babies and young children admitted to hospital with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a “groundbreaking” study has found.

Published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Thursday, the study involved 8,058 healthy babies aged up to 12 months from the UK, France and Germany, who were approaching their first RSV season. Half were randomly assigned to receive the antibody nirsevimab by injection, while 4,021 babies received standard care.

Of the babies who received the treatment, only 11 (0.3 per cent) were hospitalised, in comparison with the 60 babies (1.5 per cent) who were hospitalised after receiving just the standard care.

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Topic: NunavutView all posts for the topic: Nunavut

Be cautious as trio of illnesses circulate in communities, Nunavummiut warned

Published December 20, 2023

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Published by: Nunatsiaq News
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By Kierstin Williams

With winter increasing the spread of three illnesses across the territory, Nunavut’s chief public health officer is urging people to take steps to protect themselves.

There are 75 confirmed cases of flu; 16 cases of RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus; and 12 cases of COVID-19 in Nunavut, Dr. Sean Wachtel said Tuesday.

But the actual number of people sickened is probably higher than that, he said.

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One million Quebecers infected with respiratory viruses

Published December 19, 2023

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Published by: Montreal Gazette
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By Aaron Derfel

Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé and his chief public health officer warned Tuesday that the province is facing a major COVID-19 resurgence, coupled with a spike in influenza cases.

“We have a lot of vulnerable people that (are being hospitalized) because of influenza and because of COVID, and they should have been vaccinated,” Dubé said at a news conference.

“I think that the situation over the next few weeks will deteriorate. Let’s be clear about that.”

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Dubé demande l’aide des Québécois et annonce des mesures pour les urgences

Published December 19, 2023

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Published by: Le Devoir
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By Marie-Eve Cousineau

To reduce pressure on overflowing emergencies, the Minister of Health, Christian Dubé, asks people with non-emergency problems to practice self-care, contact their family doctor, family medicine group (GMF) or the 811 phone line instead of going to the hospital. He noted that 28 winter clinics are open and that agreements have recently been reached with residential settings to accommodate seniors trapped in hospital due to the lack of CHSLD spaces.

Emergency rooms are facing a “perfect storm”, says Christian Dubé: a cocktail of seasonal viruses, staff holidays (“earned”), a labour shortage (bigger than last year) and a lack of hospital beds with the aging population as a backdrop.

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COVID and flu surge could strain hospitals as JN.1 variant grows, CDC warns

Published December 15, 2023

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Published by: CBS News
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By Alexander TIn

Hospitals and emergency rooms could be forced to ration care by the end of this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Thursday, saying recent trends in COVID-19 and influenza are now on track to again strain America’s health care system. The new COVID variant JN.1 is making up an increasing share of cases, the CDC’s tracking shows.

“COVID-19 hospitalizations are rising quickly,” the agency said in its weekly update. “Since the summer, public health officials have been tracking a rise in multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), which is caused by COVID-19. Influenza activity is growing in most parts of the country. RSV activity remains high in many areas.”

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Topic: QuebecView all posts for the topic: Quebec

Les virus respiratoires prennent d’assaut les urgences du Québec

Published December 2, 2023

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Published by: Radio-Canada
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By Gabrielle Proulx

A trio of respiratory viruses hover over Quebec and send many patients to the emergency room.

According to Jean Longtin, a microbiologist-infectiologist at the CHU in Québec-Université Laval, it is mainly the respiratory syncytial virus, the RSV, influenza and COVID-19 that are currently circulating.

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Toronto ER doctor says winter surge of respiratory illnesses has begun

Published November 28, 2023

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Published by: CityNews
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By Shauna Hunt, Meredith Bond

Toronto emergency room doctors say the winter surge of COVID-19, flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections is underway, with hospitals seeing a wave of visits across the GTA.

In the last week, nearly 250 Ontarians have been admitted to hospital, and Public Health Ontario (PHO) reports the COVID-19 wastewater signal is at its highest level in more than a year.

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Pneumonia outbreak in Chinese kids linked to known pathogens

Published November 27, 2023

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Published by: CIDRAP
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By Chris Dall

The surge in respiratory infections in young children in northern China is being driven primarily by known viral and bacterial infections and not by a novel pathogen, the World Health Organization (WHO) said late last week in an update.

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COVID-19 et influenza : pourquoi fait-on un nouvel appel à la vaccination?

Published November 16, 2023

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Published by: Radio-Canada
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By Mélanie Meloche-Holubowski

On Wednesday, Quebec’s National Director of Public Health, Dr. Luc Boileau, issued a new call for vaccination, due to a “serious” circulation of COVID-19 and an imminent wave of influenza in Quebec. Here are seven questions to understand why vaccination remains an important tool in the fight against these infectious diseases.

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Comment se procurer les vaccins contre la COVID-19 et la grippe à Ottawa et en Outaouais ?

Published November 1, 2023

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Ontario launched its vaccination campaign this week, allowing most people to get COVID-19 and flu vaccines.

According to the latest update from Ottawa Public Health (OPH), Ottawa health facilities are at high risk for respiratory diseases such as COVID, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

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How to get COVID-19, flu vaccines in Ottawa

Published November 1, 2023

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Published by: CBC News
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The province cranked the 2023-24 respiratory season vaccine campaign wide open this week, allowing most people to get updated COVID-19 and flu vaccines.

Ottawa’s health-care institutions are at high risk from respiratory illness such as COVID, flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), according to Ottawa Public Health (OPH)’s latest update.

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Toronto Public Health says it needs $5 million more for respiratory illness ahead of winter that could see ‘high level’ of virus activity

Published October 18, 2023

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Published by: CTV News
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By Joshua Freeman

Toronto Public Health is seeking an additional $5 million to help combat respiratory illnesses as the city heads into a potentially challenging season.

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Wastewater monitoring shows COVID-19 uptick in Haines Junction, Yukon

Published October 13, 2023

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Published by: CBC News
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By Mike Rudyk

Residents of Haines Junction, Yukon, have had an early warning system to track COVID-19 and other pathogens for almost a year — and it’s showing an uptick in COVID-19 this fall.

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Mandatory masking could return to P.E.I. health facilities this fall

Published September 13, 2023

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Published by: CBC News
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By Steve Bruce

Health P.E.I. says it’s keeping a close eye on the number of COVID-19, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and flu cases among staff and patients, as it weighs whether to bring back mandatory masking at its facilities.

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Dozens sign open letter urging ‘safe return to school’ amid respiratory illness concerns

Published August 8, 2023

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Published by: CTV News
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By Angela Jung

With students returning to B.C. classrooms in four weeks, an open letter to the province is outlining five things the signatories say must be addressed to ensure “a safe return to school.”

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