Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are scrambling to identify how many of the steroid shots, that has already infected 105 people, are contaminated with these deadly fungus. Almost 13,000 people have received the shots, but it is believed that only the ones who received the injections in their backs are at […]
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The Canadian company, Sanofi Pasteur, is recalling specific batches of its Typhim Vi vaccine. The company conducted a quality investigation and found that the ingredients in the vaccine varied. The most important ingredient, antigen, had different levels in batches of the product. Health Canada describes antigen as “The substance that stimulates the immune system to […]
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Health administrators are reminding the vulnerable to get a flu shot this year. The ongoing campaign in North Essex is urging seniors, pregnant women and people with chronic conditions, particularly severe asthma, chest or heart complaints and diabetes, to make an appointment to get vaccinated. People who are involved in looking after the sick are […]
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