COVID-19-infection Archives

4 years later, COVID remains a year-round threat. Here’s why this virus isn’t seasonal quite yet

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1 in 9 Canadian adults have experienced long-term COVID symptoms, StatsCan says

by Akin Smith

About one in nine Canadian adults have experienced long-term symptoms from COVID-19 infection, according to a Statistics Canada report issued Friday. That amounts to 3.5 million Canadians, it said. Almost …

RSV infections surge as hospitals brace for return of ‘normal’ respiratory virus season

by Akin Smith

On a weekday afternoon, coughs and cries echo throughout the brightly lit waiting room of the Just for Kids Clinic at St. Joseph’s Health Centre in Toronto. It’s clear this …