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IPAC News for the week of March 14 – 18, 2022

COVID-19 case prediction via wastewater surveillance in a low-prevalence urban community: a modeling approach. Journal 

 

The Impact of Infection Versus Colonization on Clostridioides difficile Environmental Contamination in Hospitalized Patients With Diarrhea. Journal 

 

Hamilton waiting on at least $80K in unpaid COVID-19 fines. News   

 

Staff at N.S. hospital welcome decline in COVID-19 patients but remain on guard. News 

 

China battles multiple COVID-19 outbreaks, driven by ‘stealth omicron’ variant. News

 

Moderna Announces First Participant Dosed in Phase 1 Study of its HIV Trimer mRNA Vaccine. News  

 

Some Manitobans still opting to wear masks despite end of restrictions. News

 

China COVID cases more than double in growing outbreak. News

 

Europe thought it was done with Covid-19. But the virus isn’t done with Europe. News

 

Even Mild COVID Can Increase the Risk of Heart Problems. News

 

U.S. chicken, turkey farmers struggle to keep birds safe from flu. News   

 

Feds to announce update to travel rules, axing pre-arrival COVID test. News

 

Quebec’s Medicago COVID-19 vaccine faces WHO rejection over company’s tobacco ties. News  

 

All signs suggest COVID-19 transmission starting to rebound in Ontario, modelling suggests. News

 

Facing its first COVID-19 outbreak, Samoa goes on lockdown. News

 

Hong Kong’s COVID-19 infections exceed 1 million amid outbreak. News