IPAC news for the week of Aug 30 – Sep 3, 2021
SARS-CoV-2 testing and infection control strategies in European paediatric emergency departments during the first wave of the pandemic. News Hundreds of ER doctors implore Ontario to boost nurses' pay amid 'dangerous' staffing shortage. News Americans urged to 'reconsider' travel to Canada by U.S. CDC. News Doug Ford to announce details of Ontario's COVID-19 vaccine passport system today. News Israel was down to a handful of daily COVID cases. Now it's around 11,000. What happened?...
IPAC news for the week of Aug 23-27, 2021
Danish Hospital Outbreak of SARS-CoV-2. Combining WGS with epidemiological links offers surprising new information. Journal Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever outbreak in Turkey amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic; a debacle for the healthcare system of Turkey. Journal As hospitalization rates soar, FDA grants full approval to Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine. News Toronto Blue Jays to mandate vaccinations or negative COVID-19 tests for all fans aged 12 and up. News So many people in...
IPAC news for the week of Aug 16 -20, 2021
Infection Control Behavior at Home During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Observational Study of a Web-Based Behavioral Intervention (Germ Defence). Journal Mass Immunization and Vaccine Hesitancy in Children and Their Families: A Long and Winding Road Ahead to Address without a Second Thought. Journal Younger children may be more likely to transmit COVID-19, study says. News Many Bible Belt preachers silent on shots as COVID-19 surges. News Federal agents seize thousands of fake covid vaccination cards...
IPAC news for the week of Aug 9-13, 2021
A Quantitative Framework for Defining the End of an Infectious Disease Outbreak: Application to Ebola Virus Disease. Journal An Outbreak of RSV Infections in the Neonatology Clinic of the University Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Sofia, 2019 – a Case Series. Journal N.B. Public Health investigates outbreak of legionnaires' disease in Moncton. News Israeli survey finds 3rd Pfizer vaccine dose has similar side effects to 2nd. News How will the Tokyo Games influence the next...
IPAC Barrier Survey
You are invited to participate in a survey on infection prevention and control (IPAC) during the pandemic! Did you or the health care providers in your organization face barriers to following infection prevention and control (IPAC) practices during the COVID-19 pandemic in B.C.? We’re learning from past experiences to improve our systems going forward. If you are a direct health care provider or an IPAC professional working with health care providers, please...
IPAC News for the week of Aug 3 to Aug 6, 2021
Updated Characterization of Poliovirus Transmission in Pakistan and Afghanistan and the Impacts of Different Outbreak Response Vaccine Options. Journal Yellow Fever Outbreak in Eastern Senegal, 2020–2021. Journal Muskoka overnight camp temporarily shut down due to COVID-19 outbreak. News China orders mass testing in Wuhan as COVID-19 outbreak spreads. News Health Canada investigating Hepatitis A outbreak in N.S. and Quebec, prompting frozen mango recall. News Delta variant has spiked Covid-19 deaths in Africa by 80% in...
Lunch and Learn Sessions: COVID-19 Reflections (May – July 2021)
PICNet is very thankful to have hosted the COVID-19 Reflections Lunch & Learn series held May to July 2021. We are very grateful to all our speakers for sharing their knowledge, experience and expertise at our Lunch and Learn sessions. We have provided links to presentations that we obtained consent for posting below. Thank you to all our participants for attending the sessions and for participating in the discussions and Q&A. We hope...