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As a virus leaves some babies under the age of two wheezing, adding to the pressure on Canada's hospitals, drug makers are working on new treatment and vaccine options for the illness.

Heres your weekly update with everything you need to know on the COVID situation in B.C. and around the world.

Experts say a multi-demic of flu, COVID-19 and RSV cases has crippled most emergency departments across the country, as health-care workers are stretched thin.

Six new deaths linked to COVID-19 have been recorded in Huron and Perth counties over the past two weeks, the majority linked to outbreaks at area long-term…

Ontario doctors are advising the public to wear masks indoors and keep up with vaccinations amid a worsening respiratory illness season thats hitting children particularly hard.

"Unprecedented feels like an overused word at the moment, but theres no better term to describe the crisis facing our pediatric health-care system right now."

Flu season is quickly approaching, and after record low case numbers last year, flu cases are expected to rise...

A desperate warning from the Children’s Hospital at London Health Sciences Centre — the hospital is asking families to play safe this summer in order to avoid any further stress on its emergency department.

Article content Look at what’s happened here. As of July 17, 79 per cent of people living in London and surrounding Middlesex County have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, which, given the stutter-step provincial rollout in the early spring, is absolutely remarkable. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. SIMS: An Instagram approach to getting more young people vaccinated Back to video But that other 21 per cent? Well, they’re stubborn....

Doctors call for systemic change to tackle burnout among health-care workers As health-care workers feel the exhaustion of the pandemic setting in, some doctors say medical organizations must do more to prevent burnout among front-line employees. Social Sharing CBC Radio · Posted: Feb 02, 2021 5:07 PM ET | Last Updated: February 2 In the Canadian Medical Associations 2017 National Physician Health Survey, 30 per cent of physicians and medical residents reported high levels of burnout. But on...