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
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
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
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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Health Canada has approved the first vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) for adults age 60 and over, but its use may be “limited” during this fall’s respiratory virus season.
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Opinion: We don’t know what’s causing the tsunami of sick kids, but we’d better figure it out fast
Something concerning is happening to our children. Unlike previous autumns, this year there seem to be far more kids falling ill, and far too many…
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