Brandon Cassidy investigates the increase in airborne viruses and the decrease in vaccination rates during the holiday season.
It's that time of year where snow and holiday magic fills the air, but it is also the time of year where airborne viruses are on the rise. Brandon Cassidy looks into the uptick in airborne viruses and the decline of vaccination rates .The record was set during the H1N1 swine flu pandemic in 2009. For the week ending Dec. 9, there were 1,800 lab-confirmed influenza cases in the province, surpassing the previous record of 1,778 set in the week of Oct. 25, 2009.
Representing nearly nine in 10 of the cases, influenza A (H1N1) is driving this epidemic as we approach the end of the calendar year. With Christmas get-togethers just days away, there are some tried and true ways to prevent giving or receiving influenza as a gift.Story continues below advertisement “That’s the most important thing,” the University of Calgary infectious diseases assistant professor said. “That’s going to really reduce your risk of getting infections by about half, your risk of getting in the hospital by about hal
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