Now that the back-to-school bustle is behind us and cold weather is creeping closer, it’s time to take care of an important item on your autumn to-do list: update your vaccinations. A few years ago, the conversation started and ended […]
COVID-19 vaccination is ramping up across Nova Scotia. The province is taking an age-based approach to give vaccinations. There are community clinics open for Nova Scotians aged 12 and older and special clinics for health-care providers, First Nations communities and […]
It doesn’t matter if you’re young and healthy: having the flu, or influenza, can land you sick in bed for days. “It’s a formidable illness, but too often people don’t see it that way,” says Dr. Joanne Langley, a pediatric […]
Thanks to decades of immunization programs, the rates of infectious diseases like measles and mumps have been drastically reduced in Canada. These diseases have not been eradicated, however. Vaccine hesitancy – the reluctance of parents to get their children vaccinated […]
Vaccines play a critical role in protecting us from preventable diseases. But not all vaccinations are a one-shot deal; many must follow a vaccine schedule and require multiple doses at specific ages and stages of life. The Nova Scotia Department […]
