Doctors and researchers in some countries are reporting spikes in cases of idiopathic central precocious puberty–more than double the numbers from pre-pandemic years.
Attendees at PharmacyU Toronto very quickly remembered what to do at an in-person educational conference: catch up with friends, learn and get inspired.
In Toronto alone, an estimated 73,000 students in Grades 7 through 12 are behind by at least one dose in their Hepatitis B, Human Papilloma Virus and meningococcal vaccines.
When he established his lab in the 1980s, Pieter Cullis says he never could have fathomed that his "curiosity-based'' research would play a critical role in vaccines that have benefited hundreds of millions.
Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says those vaccinations have already begun and people over age 70 in the community will be getting invitations in the coming weeks for a second booster shot.
