Infectious Diseases/Vaccines

National Advisory Committee on Immunization issues guidance on 15-valent and 20-valent conjugate pneumococcal vaccines for preventing invasive pneumococcal disease.

Spring-break travel, a global rise in measles cases and reduced measles vaccine coverage among school-aged children in Canada could lead to a rise in cases in Canada.

PHAC recently recommended Canadians double check if they are indeed vaccinated against the highly infectious disease.

National Advisory Committee on Immunization issues updated recommendations for use of Novavax’s Nuvaxovid XBB.1.5 COVID-19 vaccine.

As an infectious disease physician, I know how important it is that Canadians have answers to common questions about syphilis, why it’s spreading and what the symptoms are.

The bulletin reminds parents that kids aged four and older can be vaccinated by a pharmacist.

These stronger responses suggest smokers could experience more symptomatic disease and be more susceptible to infection in general.

Denmark study finds no increased risk of 28 adverse events following vaccination with a monovalent XBB.1.5-containing vaccine given as a fifth dose to adults 65 years or older.