Dr. Barry Dworkin

  • What happens when a child receives a double dose of H1N1 vaccine in error?

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 11, 2009 Source: Expert: Don’t worry about H1N1 double doses for kids

  • Answering the call: Special H1N1 Edition of CFRA's Afternoon Edition

    Afternoon Edition – H1N1 Special Rob Snow and Dr Barry Dworkin host a four hour special on H1N1 answering your questions about the virus and the vaccine to protect against it. [display_podcast] References: Public Health Agency of Canada – National Advisory Committee On Immunization: Influenza Vaccine Thimerosal in Vaccines Thimerosal and Vaccine Safety Squalene information…

  • H1N1 vaccine questions and evidenced-based answers

    With the H1N1 flu season upon us, the need to provide credible evidenced-based information to the public is an essential in order to answer questions and concerns. Dr. Isra Levy, the City of Ottawa’s Chief Medical Offer of Health and Dr. Nadine Sicard, Associate Medical Offer of Health and member of the National Advisory Committee…

  • Should you take the H1N1 Vaccine?

    This article, written by Dr. Noni MacDonald and Dr. Francoise Baylis , answers many of the question you may have about the vaccine. I believe that credible evidenced-based information provided to the public respects what I have witnessed and experienced on my radio show; that no topic is difficult to understand if it is explained…

  • Swine flu found in Ontario turkey breeding farm

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for October 21, 2009 Story Source: Swine flu found in Ontario turkey breeding farm

  • Should Canadian Olympic athletes receive immediate priority for the H1N1 vaccine?

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for October 14, 2009 [display_podcast] Sources: Ottawa’s plan to shelve flu vaccines breeds dissent in health ranks Medical official urges flu vaccine for athletes

  • New flu vaccine production process

    Although the media have not paid much attention to avian flu recently, research into an H5N1 avian flu vaccine continues. Results of a phase I and phase II trial on a new human vaccine against H5N1 bird flu virus made from cell culture instead of embryonated eggs show that it is safe and effective against…

  • Trends in influenza vaccination in Canada, 1996/1997 to 2005

    Come the end of October and early November, flu vaccination programs will be in full swing. Although for most healthy adults and children the disease can be weathered with good outcomes, those with chronic disease, the very young and the elderly may not do so well. A new study, Trends in influenza vaccination in Canada,…

  • Is there evidence for the effectiveness of universal flu vaccine programs?

    With the beginning of flu shot season there are questions being asked about the effectiveness of universal vaccination programs. Is there evidence to support the widespread use of the vaccine as part of public health policy? In the October 28, 2006 edition of the British Medical Journal, Dr. Tom Jefferson, co-ordinator of the Cochrane Vaccines…