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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.

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.

Vaccine available to all now

November 20, 2009

The largest mass vaccination in the province’s history expanded Friday to include everyone who wants an H1N1 flu shot, said Dr. Perry Kendall, the province’s chief medical health officer.

Fighting flu myths

November 19, 2009

If you’re worried about contracting the H1N1 flu while on holiday this Christmas, leave the surgical masks at home and bring your hand sanitizer.

H1N1 claims 5 more lives

November 18, 2009

Five more people died of H1N1 in B.C. this week, bringing the total number of deaths in the province since April to 30.

Vaccination eligibility expanded

November 16, 2009

All children and teens, seniors with chronic health conditions, first responders, and health-care workers are now eligible to be vaccinated against the H1N1 flu in British Columbia.

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.

Flu levelling off in south, central B.C.

November 13, 2009

The second wave of H1N1 influenza has likely reached a plateau in Southern and Central British Columbia, health experts said Thursday in Victoria.

H1N1 claims eight more victims

November 12, 2009

Eight more people — including an eight-year-old child — have died after contracting swine flu, but early indications are that H1N1 will take fewer lives than the average flu virus, B.C. health officials report.

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.

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.

Flu claims 4 more

November 06, 2009

The same day vaccination clinics re-opened across the province, officials announced four more Albertans infected with the H1N1 virus have died.

Hockey team jumps line

November 05, 2009

A Fraser Valley doctor may be investigated by the College of Physicians for giving the Abbotsford Heat — the farm team for the Calgary Flames — the H1N1 vaccine, jumping the queue meant for at-risk patients.

The full statement from Alberta Health Services regarding the Flames vaccinations

November 04, 2009

Read the full statement and apology from Alberta Health Services regarding the vaccination of members of the Calgary Flames and their family members.

H1N1 claims three more

November 04, 2009

Three more people have died of H1N1 in B.C. — all in the Fraser Valley region — bringing the total number of confirmed flu-related deaths to 15.

Vaccinations, illness factors for workplaces

November 03, 2009

Businesses are working to keep pace with the fast-changing developments surrounding the H1N1 virus by crafting or fine-tuning their pandemic preparedness plans. Yet one tool that more than likely won’t be in their arsenal will be the ability to distribute the vaccine independently through on-site workplace clinics.

Parents happy, kids less so, in second week of shots

November 03, 2009

The halls of the Mount Pleasant Community Centre rang with the sound of crying children yesterday as nurses administered H1N1 vaccines for the second week of mass inoculations against the flu.

Want to fight off H1N1? Get exercising to boost your immune system

November 02, 2009

Swine flu hysteria is all around us. Want to boost your immune system so you have a better chance to fight infection?

List of H1N1 clinics in Vancouver

November 02, 2009

Looking to brave the line-ups for an H1N1 flu shot? Here is a list of H1N1 vaccine clinics in Vancouver.

City gets 90K new doses of flu vaccine

November 02, 2009

Vancouver today received more than 90,000 new doses of the H1N1 vaccine ahead of expanded eligibility for the shots.

Agency warns H1N1 vaccine deliveries will slow next 2 weeks

October 30, 2009

Delivery of H1N1 vaccine to the provinces will slow a bit over the next couple of weeks because the country's vaccine manufacturer was asked to make special batches of product for pregnant women, Canada's Chief Public Health Officer said Thursday.

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