Infectious Diseases/Vaccines

As case numbers rise, Ontario pharmacists can follow algorithm to assess patients and prescribe doxycycline to prevent Lyme disease after a high-risk tick bite.

Canada Vigilance Program provides data on reaction severity, reporter type, patient age and vaccines most commonly associated with adverse event reports in 2024.

Systematic review and meta-analysis examines the impact of pharmacist-led interventions on uptake of five vaccines in people aged 60 years or older.

In Nova Scotia, the provincial government said about 23% of children were not fully vaccinated for measles in 2024.

The newly approved medication, Coartem Baby, is a combination of two antivirals. It is a lower dose version of a tablet previously approved for other age groups, including older children.

In a pilot study where four Nova Scotia community pharmacies were allowed to offer self-testing for chlamydia and gonorrhea, test positivity rates were three-to-seven times higher than expected.

Findings from phase 1 Canadian clinical trial indicate inhaled vaccine may fill a gap in defence against SARS-CoV-2.

Devastating infectious diseases ran rampant in America, killing millions of children and leaving others with lifelong health problems. These illnesses were the main reason why nearly one in five children in 1900 never made it to their fifth birthday.