News Source: Leader Post Online
| about 1 month ago
Canadians should be prepared to hear about more swine flu deaths in the coming weeks as the H1N1 pandemic is showing no signs of slowing down, the country's top doctor warned Thursday. On the contrary, the spread of the H1N1 virus picked up speed...
News Source: United Press International
| about 1 month ago
The number of Canadians hospitalized with H1N1 flu has tripled in a week, the country's chief public health officer announced in Ottawa Thursday. Dr. David Butler-Jones told reporters the virus, originally dubbed swine flu when it emerged in Mexico...
News Source: Leader Post Online
| about 1 month ago
Hockey players should wait their turn for their swine flu shot, the country's top doctor said Thursday, unless they are in one of the targeted groups to be immunized first. "I'm pleased that they are so keen and interested in getting the vaccine, it...
News Source: The Globe and Mail
| about 1 month ago
Last updated on Thursday, Nov. 05, 2009 2:01PM EST H ospitalizations, intensive-care admissions and deaths due to the H1N1 virus are three times higher this week over the previous week as a second wave of the pandemic disease moves across the...
News Source: Toronto Star
| about 1 month ago
The version of the swine flu vaccine that does not contain a chemical additive to stretch supply and boost immunity is now available for pregnant women across the country. "If you are an expectant mother, the unadjuvanted vaccine is now available,"...
News Source: Macleans
| about 1 month ago
Canada's chief public health officer says hospitalizations, intensive-care unit admissions and deaths from swine flu are three times higher this week than last. Dr. David Butler-Jones says the H1N1 virus is surging across the country, with the...