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Why has this year’s flu season been so intense for kids?
Infectious diseases specialists Dr. Fatima Kakkar and Dr. Isaac Bogoch explain why this year’s respiratory virus season has been so much worse for children than past years, and what we could expect to see with adults in the weeks and...
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Face masks strongly recommended by Ontario’s top doc
Ontario's top doctor on Monday strongly recommended masking indoors but stopped short of issuing a mask mandate that some say is needed to protect the health-care system already struggling with an influx of patients sick with respiratory...
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Public health officials declare flu epidemic as cases spike
Canada's federal public health agency declared a flu epidemic on Monday, marking the official start of Canada's flu season, after seeing a spike in cases across the country.
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Is it COVID or the flu? A doctor explains
Dr. Samir Gupta reminds the public to be aware of COVID symptoms and how to properly test as we enter flu season following Thanksgiving gatherings.
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Wastewater helps scientists track infectious diseases
The COVID-19 pandemic showed scientists how useful wastewater could be to track infectious diseases, now it’s being used to help identify other outbreaks including monkeypox and polio.
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How wastewater helps in the fight against infectious diseases
Scientists across Canada are using wastewater to better identify infectious diseases like COVID-19, monkeypox and even polio. Health and medical reporter Lauren Pelley speaks with experts to find out how it's done.
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Unusually late flu season hits Canada
Experts believe lifting public health restrictions may be to blame for an uptick in flu cases across the country, adding pressure to hospitals already under strain from the pandemic’s sixth wave.
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Flu season is expected to return with a vengeance
There are growing concerns seasonal influenza will make a comeback this year as COVID-19 restrictions ease across the country.
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Flu shot very important as pandemic lingers, says specialist
It's hard to predict what kind of influenza season Canada might see this year, so people should get both their COVID-19 vaccines and a flu shot, even at the same time, says Dr. Susy Hota, Medical director for infection prevention and...
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What this year’s cold and flu season could look like
There are concerns cold and flu viruses will spread more easily this fall as pandemic public health measures continue to ease around the world. In Quebec, there’s already been a sharp rise in respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases with...
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Being outdoors reduces, doesn’t eliminate COVID-19 risk, experts say
The risk of catching COVID-19 remains low outdoors, but experts say infection is possible especially because of the variants of concern.
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Philippines takes steps to prevent bat-borne diseases
Filipino scientists are testing bats for coronavirus strains with hopes of preventing another global pandemic.
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White House Covid-19 Task Force Says There Could be a New Variant of the Virus That Evolved in the U.S.
Joining Cheddar to talk where we stand in the fight against Covid-19 is Dr. Richard Besser, President & CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and former acting director of the CDC.
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Hunting for coronavirus variants in Canada
A group of scientists are on the hunt for coronavirus variants in Canada. They tell Adrienne Arsenault about what they’ve found and why a Canadian variant of concern isn’t out of the question.
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FDA Endorses J&J Vaccine, 'Critical Piece' In Defeating COVID-19 Says Expert
Dr. Reynold A. Panettieri, Professor of Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School joins Cheddar to discuss the latest vaccine news.
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Coronavirus Variant Incites 'Race Against the Virus,' Health Expert Says
A new variant of the coronavirus has some health experts concerned as cases continue to surge in the U.S. Dr. Sujal Mandavia, chief medical officer at Carbon Health, discusses what he calls the "race against the virus."
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Improve Indoor Air Safety Requires Combination Of Solutions Says Honeywell CTO
Manish Sharma, Vice President and CTO at Honeywell Building Technologies joins Cheddar to talk about indoor air quality and coronavirus.
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Investigating how the COVID-19 virus jumped from animals to humans
Half a year after the first cases of COVID-19 were detected at a wet market in Wuhan, China, investigators with the World Health Organization are now trying to figure out how the virus jumped from animals to humans.
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Microscopic droplets the best explanation for COVID-19 spread in some situations, professor says
A signatory of the letter urging the WHO to change its recommendations around COVID-19 airborne transmission says it would be wise to do as much as we can to slow down the virus.
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Scientists suggest coronavirus is airborne, ask WHO to change recommendations
The World Health Organization has said the coronavirus spreads primarily from person to person through small droplets expelled when a person with COVID-19 coughs, sneezes or speaks. Now, hundreds of scientists are saying there is...
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Chinese researchers discover new virus in pigs with pandemic potential
Chinese researchers have discovered a new swine flu that can be passed onto people. They say it has pandemic potential, but that it's not an immediate threat.
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Trump treated with remdesivir, experimental antibody cocktail
U.S. President Donald Trump has been given the antiviral drug remdesivir and an experimental antibody cocktail. Trump was taken to Walter Reed hospital Friday after showing symptoms of COVID-19.
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World Environment Day sees calls for protection post-COVID-19
Biodiversity is the foundation of life on Earth, but it is being threatened like never before and humanity is feeling the impact.
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Rare inflammatory illness in children may be linked to COVID-19
Researchers are looking into a possible link between COVID-19 and Kawasaki syndrome, a rare inflammatory disease. A medical expert explains the disease.