Infectious Diseases/Vaccines

AMMI Canada guidance on durations of antibiotic therapy for common infections

Aims to provide the best patient care, while avoiding unnecessarily prolonged antibiotic therapy and preserving antibiotics for future use.
Pfizer to test COVID-19 vaccine in children as young as 6 months of age

Pfizer has announced the start of a large study to test the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in children below the age of 12 years.
Polio: When vaccines and re-emergence were just as daunting

Americans tell personal stories from polio outbreaks in the 1940s and 1950s and remember the relief when a vaccine was developed.
Where to find info on side-effects reported after COVID-19 vaccination

Public Health Agency of Canada website provides weekly updates of adverse event data on COVID-19 vaccines administered in Canada.
Higher risk of developing new clinical conditions after acute COVID-19 infection
Are you up-to-date on new screening recommendations for chlamydia and gonorrhea?
First COVID-19 self-test for use at home authorized by Health Canada

Lucira Check It COVID-19 self-test receives authorization with conditions under Interim Order.
Webinar on demand: A new approach to vaccine discussion

Canadian seasonal influenza vaccine guidelines for 2021-2022