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Fewer getting shots as flu season arrives

January 06, 2011

The holiday season brought not only joy and goodwill to Ontario, but the flu as well, according to public health officials.

H1N1 letdown blamed for low vaccination rates

January 04, 2011

The ailment might well have caused more heated headlines than dangerously heated heads in Ontario since it made its global debut in the spring of 2009.

H1N1 protection in seasonal flu vaccine

October 08, 2010

Canadians who chose not to be immunized against H1N1 during the pandemic will have another shot at getting protected with this year’s seasonal flu vaccination.

Vaccine supply, demand out of sync during H1N1 outbreak: King

June 03, 2010

Ontario’s pandemic vaccine program was a classic case of supply-demand mismatch, a new report on the province’s response to the H1N1 outbreak suggests.

Editorial Cartoon for December 28, 2009

December 28, 2009

The latest wave in hand sanitizers

December 22, 2009

Seems like the latest don't-leave-home-without-it is a hand sanitizer.

Single molecule may worsen cases of H1N1

December 16, 2009

Why did H1N1 cause some to develop pneumonia and die while leaving most with only mild flu symptoms?

Only 30 per cent of Ontarians have received H1N1 shot, says province's top medical official

December 04, 2009

Ontario's top medical official says only 30 per cent of the province's population has received the H1N1 shot.

Nova Scotia officials confirm two more H1N1-related deaths

November 25, 2009

The number of H1N1 deaths in the province is now at five after provincial health officials confirmed yesterday two more infected Nova Scotians died last week.

Honey, did you give the cat swine flu?

November 23, 2009

Sneeze into your arm, unless you’re holding your cat. Swine flu is spreading to pets.

Privilege begets privilege in H1N1 vaccination campaign

November 20, 2009

The H1N1 public vaccination process reveals some ugly truths about human nature — or more precisely about the nature of some humans.

Numbers swell since shots available to all

November 20, 2009

The number of people being vaccinated for the swine flu has swelled at the public health clinic at Metro Hall in Toronto since the government announced it was opening H1N1 shots to the general public.

List of H1N1 clinics in the GTA for Nov. 20 to 22

November 19, 2009

Here is a list of hours and locations for H1N1 vaccination clinics in the Greater Toronto Area for Friday, Nov. 20 to Sunday, Nov. 22.

Vaccine now available to all

November 18, 2009

At least 17 public health units including Toronto have decided to now offer the H1N1 flu shot to the general public.

90,000 H1N1 inquires daily: OPA

November 17, 2009

Ontario residents are flocking to their pharmacists with questions and concerns about the H1N1 flu virus.

Will H1N1 usher in new era of telecommuting?

November 16, 2009

After all, the Toronto-based professional organizer figured, a worldwide pandemic meant scores of employees confined to their homes, desperate for the services of someone who specializes in establishing effective and ergonomic home offices.

Older kids next for flu shot

November 13, 2009

Ontario soon will move to the next phase of its H1N1 immunization plan by getting the swine flu vaccine to school-age children.

Editorial Cartoon for November 13, 2009

November 13, 2009

Santa packing hand sanitizer this year

November 12, 2009

Santa wants children with symptoms of H1N1 to stay home until they’re feeling better and not climb onto his lap for pictures because it could put others at risk of contracting the virus.

QMJHL postpones games amid confirmed H1N1 cases

November 12, 2009

BOUCHERVILLE, Que. - The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League has postponed three games after some players on the Shawinigan Cataractes and P.E.I. Rocket contracted the H1N1 virus.

Private schools latest to get preferential vaccine treatment

November 11, 2009

First there were professional athletes. Then hospital boards. Now students at some private schools have received preferential access to flu shots.

Hospital board members defending access to vaccine

November 10, 2009

Hospital board members who received the scarce H1N1 vaccine defended their position at the head of the queue yesterday, even after the province’s chief medical officer of health said they do not belong in the priority groups.

Schools tackle H1N1

November 10, 2009

As H1N1 counterattacks are well underway in hospitals and doctors’ offices across the country, colleges and universities are also stepping up their efforts to ensure the safety of students.

U of Ottawa prof set to discuss health risks at WHO event

November 09, 2009

A professor from the University of Ottawa hopes to gather perspectives from around the world in terms of risks such as H1N1 and beyond, when she attends an international working group in Lyon, France, next month.

Researchers probe steroids as treatment

November 09, 2009

Can cheap and readily available treatments like steroids and cholesterol-lowering statin drugs help save the sickest of H1N1 patients? New efforts by researchers in Canada, the United States and France could help answer this pressing question.

Editorial Cartoon for November 9, 2009

November 09, 2009

Minister outraged

November 06, 2009

Ontario Health Minister Deb Matthews vowed Thursday to investigate whether celebrity athletes jumped the queue for the swine flu shot while other groups are being forced to wait as the province’s supply dwindles.

List of H1N1 clinics in GTA for Nov. 6 to Nov. 8

November 05, 2009

Looking to brave the line-ups for an H1N1 flu shot? Here is a list of H1N1 vaccine clinics in the GTA for Friday, Nov. 6 to Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009.