Poultry and egg processors across the country are stepping up monitoring and biosecurity measures after Canada's food safety watchdog confirmed cases of the H5N1 avian influenza at a Newfoundland exhibition farm.
The Trudeau government is pushing back at U.S. President Joe Biden's televised message to vaccinated Americans that they can gather safely for the holidays despite the spread of the Omicron variant.
Growing case numbers are making it difficult for people to access testing in a timely manner, which in turn is delaying the identification of cases for followup, one health unit said.
National and state associations have launched a tool that pharmacy personnel can use to describe both positive and negative workplace experiences, helping to form an aggregate picture.
