BREAKING: Masking 'strongly recommended' in public spaces in Ontario: Moore onpoli
Dr. Kieran Moore unveiled the Managing Pediatric Respiratory Virus Season plan Monday which advises Ontarians to “get back” to the basics that work – masking, up-to-date vaccines, daily screening for respiratory symptoms, good hand hygiene and staying home if sick.From our newsroom to your inbox at noon, the latest headlines, stories, opinion and photos from the Toronto Sun.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Infants and children less than two years of age are at high risk of severe illness from RSV, and may be eligible for the drug palivizumab used to prevent a serious lower tract infection caused by the virus, the plan says. “Young children under five years of age are most susceptible to respiratory viruses and adults can transmit them,” the plan says.
Ontario hospitals have been treating high numbers of children with RSV and have begun redirecting patients 14 and older to adult hospitals to manage the stress on pediatric beds.
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