IPAC News for the week of January 24 – 28, 2022
The effect of mandatory COVID-19 certificates on vaccine uptake: synthetic-control modelling of six countries. Journal
Water Age Effects on the Occurrence and Concentration of Legionella Species in the Distribution System, Premise Plumbing, and the Cooling Towers. Journal
Ontario to start sharing data about school absences amid Omicron. News
Trucking group slams ‘freedom convoy’ of COVID-19 vaccine mandate opponents. News
How the COVID-19 outbreak in Bearskin Lake shows Canada needs to boost crisis response in First Nations. News
Shoppers entering Quebec’s big-box stores now must have COVID-19 vaccine passports. News
‘A bit surreal’: It’s been two years since Canada’s first COVID-19 case. News
Fewer than half of Ottawa inmates have 1 dose of COVID-19 vaccine. News
Wastewater monitoring suggests COVID-19 transmission may have peaked in Winnipeg on New Year’s Day. News
Benin cholera outbreak: 1430 cases reported in second wave. News
Trudeau says he’s isolating after exposure to COVID-19. News
Norovirus tops outbreak causes according to Dutch study. News
People say they want COVID-19 to become ‘endemic.’ But what does that really mean? News
Ontario’s crackdown on COVID-19 vaccine medical exemptions seems to be working. News
COVID-19 vaccine rules for organ transplants are about aiming for ‘best possible outcome’: experts. News