This comes a day after health officials in the Ottawa area announced that three children between the ages of five and nine had died of influenza A complications in the first two weeks of December.
Researchers led by the University of British Columbia analyzed data on almost 20,000 pregnant people infected with COVID between April 5, 2021 and Dec. 31, 2022.
Patients who had used psychiatric services during childhood and adolescence were less likely to be diagnosed with schizophrenia when treated with doxycycline, Finnish researchers found.
Premier David Eby says the guidance for doctors and parents will not be universally well received, but the changes could significantly reduce brain injuries and deaths of children.
The Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario said it saw eight times more kids testing positive for influenza last month than it did in November last year.
‘We need to start thinking about, ‘OK, is there proof of safety for us to be using this for children?’ Children’s brains develop super quick, right? So what are we exposing our children to?’
