After transitioning to a relatively maskless summer most Yukoners (and most Canadians) have been pushing forward with a maskless fall and winter. This is despite a resurgence in the number of cases of influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and other respiratory illnesses observed from coast to coast to coast.

A new and potentially dangerous ‘tridemic’ of respiratory infections (COVID-19, Influenza and Respiratory Syncytial Virus ‘RSV’) is hitting Canada hard, sending more and more kids to the Emergency Department and putting enormous pressure our health care system from coast to coast to coast – and Yukon is by no means immune.