Infectious Diseases/Vaccines

‘We are failing our sisters’: New report urges free HPV shots to help eliminate cervical cancer as Canada lags on goal
‘We have the tools to make cervical cancer the first cancer ever eliminated in Canada. We have the medical expertise. We just need the political will,’ said Dr. Shannon Salvador, president of the Society of Gynecologic Oncology of Canada.
Universal RSV immunization: Policy must be fit for purpose
While new medical breakthroughs offer unprecedented protection, fragmented provincial policies and surveillance gaps leave Canada’s most vulnerable infants and seniors at risk.

What’s behind Canada’s dramatic spike in pneumonia hospitalizations?

New CIHI data tells a troubling story.
POP QUIZ: Antivirals for influenza treatment

Based on AMMI Canada’s 2025–26 seasonal influenza guideline update, which statement about treating influenza with the new antiviral baloxavir (Xofluza) is FALSE?
Updated Canadian guidelines for use of rabies vaccine for pre-exposure prophylaxis

National Advisory Committee on Immunization addresses risk groups, dosage schedules, routes of administration and vaccine interchangeability.
Oral HIV self-test approved for sale, advocates say it’s key to elimination

An oral, at-home HIV test that delivers results in as little as 20 minutes and has been used in the U.S. for well over a decade is finally coming to Canada.
Babies given peanuts, fish, eggs early less likely to become allergic, study affirms

Senior author Dr. Derek Chu says researchers analyzed more than 190 food allergy studies from around the world to identify the strongest risk factors in developing food allergies.
New travel medicine resources for healthcare professionals in Canada

Public Health Agency of Canada issues a comprehensive list of resources to aid, inform and educate Canadian healthcare professionals providing travel medicine services.
Could this antiretroviral combat glioblastoma?

There may be a new way to slow the growth of glioblastoma with a medication already on the pharmacy shelf, new Canadian research finds.
AMMI Canada issues 2025-2026 seasonal influenza guideline update

Updated guidance stresses the importance of vaccination and answers three key questions about influenza and antiviral use for the 2025–26 season.

‘We are failing our sisters’: New report urges free HPV shots to help eliminate cervical cancer as Canada lags on goal

Universal RSV immunization: Policy must be fit for purpose

What’s behind Canada’s dramatic spike in pneumonia hospitalizations?

POP QUIZ: Antivirals for influenza treatment

Updated Canadian guidelines for use of rabies vaccine for pre-exposure prophylaxis

Oral HIV self-test approved for sale, advocates say it’s key to elimination

Babies given peanuts, fish, eggs early less likely to become allergic, study affirms

New travel medicine resources for healthcare professionals in Canada

Could this antiretroviral combat glioblastoma?

AMMI Canada issues 2025-2026 seasonal influenza guideline update