influenza

In recent months, many Canadian health care workers, experts and some members of the public have been calling on provincial governments to bring back mask mandates as respiratory illness rages across the country. Besides the ongoing…

Canada is entering an influenza epidemic as cases of the flu rise further beyond the seasonal threshold, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) reported Monday. The latest weekly percentage of positive influenza cases rose from 6.3…

Influenza or ‘flu’ as it is commonly called, has caused massive global pandemics and resulted in uncountable deaths globally since it is a highly transmissible infection affecting both adults and children. Just a sneeze or a cough is…

Hospitals such as the Providence St. Joseph Hospital in Orange County pictured here, have been ... dealing with surges in respiratory illnesses, such as respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections among young children. (Photo by Mark…

To mask, or not to mask? It’s a question many Canadians have asked since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, and one that health officials once again faced multiple times during a news conference on Thursday.But the questions…

The flu is a common term for influenza, but it is not the same as stomach flu viruses that cause diarrhoea and vomiting. It is a viral illness caused by influenza. It causes severe symptoms such as head and body aches, sore throat, fever,…

Thirteen schools in Alabama have switched to remote learning amid a surging flu outbreak, with virus hospitalizations in the state three times higher than normal.In a move reminiscent of Covid lockdowns, the Marshall County school system…

The U.S. could very well face what has been dubbed a "tripledemic" this winter, with cases of COVID-19, the flu and a virus called respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) surging at the same time. Cases of RSV are rising quickly in young…

Topline Pfizer and BioNTech have launched a clinical trial to test a combination vaccine targeting influenza and Covid-19, the companies announced on Thursday, one of several efforts to combine the two recommended shots as experts…

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 21: COVID-19 Response Coordinator Ashish Jha speaks to reporters during a ... press briefing at the White House July 21, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)Getty Images White House Covid-19…