Michelle Porter
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Michelle Porter
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Director, Centre on Aging, University of Manitoba
"Together, these castings signal a welcome shift in fashion advertising: Aging is no longer something the industry tiptoes around but something worthy of celebration. For once, experience – not youth – is trending."
November 23, 2025 at 1:22 PM
While test positivity rates were similar for COVID-19 and Influenza for the week ending Nov 15 2025 in MB, severe outcomes were still higher for COVID-19 (e.g., 5 fatalities for COVID-19, 0 for Influenza).
November 21, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Vaccination rates have slowly climbed to 35.8% and 42.6% respectively for COVID-19 and Influenza, for those who are 65 years and older.
November 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
“In terms of the number of cases, last year was probably the worst influenza season Canada had had in a decade, and it seems like that could occur again this year in terms of severity of disease.”
November 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM