Like the feared cases norovirus In Canada and the United States, a glimmer of hope is on the horizon: researchers are making progress toward developing a vaccine against the stomach virus. American pharmaceutical company Moderna is developing an mRNA-based vaccine candidate against norovirus, designated mRNA-1403. This vaccine is designed to protect against multiple genotypes of … Read more
Reduce article font size Increase the font size of the article An Ontario public health official says he detected norovirus among a group of 190 people reporting symptoms of gastroenteritis at the University of Guelph over the past week. Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph public health spokesperson Danny Williamson said the norovirus-positive sample arrived Friday, days after a surge … Read more
Certain oysters have been recalled in three Canadian provinces following a suspected outbreak of norovirus in British Columbia, which left dozens of people sick. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued the recall on Saturday for several lots of Fanny Bay, Sunseeker and Cloudy Bay oysters sold by Taylor Shellfish Canada ULC. The recall covers Alberta, … Read more