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Manitoba health officials report 25 more measles cases as province remains national hotspot
Manitoba health officials are reporting more than two dozen newly confirmed measles cases as the province continues to be Canada's hot spot for the infectious disease.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-measles-25-more-cases-update-9.7176091?cmp=rss

CBC Health Apr 10

Immunization rates in B.C. falling since COVID-19 pandemic, data shows
Childhood immunization rates for most vaccines have been falling since the pandemic, a CBC News analysis of provincial data has found, raising concerns among public health officials about increased vulnerability to infectious disease.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-immunization-rates-falling-since-covid-19-pandemic-9.7158664?cmp=rss

CBC Canada Apr 10

Immunization rates in B.C. falling since COVID-19 pandemic, data shows
Childhood immunization rates for most vaccines have been falling since the pandemic, a CBC News analysis of provincial data has found, raising concerns among public health officials about increased vulnerability to infectious disease.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-immunization-rates-falling-since-covid-19-pandemic-9.7158664?cmp=rss

CBC British Columbia Apr 10

Immunization rates in B.C. falling since COVID-19 pandemic, data shows
Childhood immunization rates for most vaccines have been falling since the pandemic, a CBC News analysis of provincial data has found, raising concerns among public health officials about increased vulnerability to infectious disease.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-immunization-rates-falling-since-covid-19-pandemic-9.7158664?cmp=rss

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Mx Verda Apr 2

New slogan I need on every billboard, podcast ad, cereal box, news ticker, etc:
> "Symptom management" is lifesaving for disabled people. You do not understand.

#spoonie #disability #MassDisablingEvent #tired #sick #illness #unwell #disease #infectious #pathogen #virus #bacteria #fungus #protozoa #protist #hyphae #yeast #microbiome #microbiota #microorganisms #YouAreAColony #YouAreACity

getmisch Mar 28

Possibility of a summer surge, due to the new/ old "cicada" variant.
Not any more infectious than other variants, your Covid booster (you get booster shots, right?) will cover this one too.
#CovidIsNotOver #cicada #variant #airborne #infectious #disease #MaskUp #mask #respirator #FaceShield cuz #LongCOVID #exceeds #asthma as #number #one #chronic #illness in #USA
https://people.com/new-covid-19-variant-cicada-raises-concerns-amid-rising-cases-11936359

gary Mar 24

went to ER they set me up and got ref for followup/culture #infectious disease

gary Mar 23

@Walker well the price hopefully will be reasonable but even then you are basically playing roulette in terms of efficacy - you don't want to get it #bullseye #dogstar #epidemiology #lyme conn #infectious disease #bacteria

WordofTheHour Mar 17

#infectious : having qualities that may infect

- German: ansteckend

- Italian: infettivo

- Portuguese: contagioso

- Spanish: contagioso

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Mark Mar 12

#Polio fears resurgence as #US #vaccine adviser questions need for #childhood shots

Preventable #infectious #diseases surging & US vaccines adviser says all vaccine may be reconsidered. Experts bracing for more polio cases. Survivors say #health system not ready for polio

We don’t have #healthcare infrastructure deal with a polio outbreak said Grace Rossow, an operating-room coordinator, who has long-term health issues due to polio as an #infant

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/23/polio-vaccines-us

#Science #VaccinesWork

Fears of polio resurgence as US vaccine adviser questions need for childhood shots

Survivors say US healthcare system not ready for new cases – ‘the only thing to fix polio is the polio vaccine’

The Guardian