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Canada advising against non-essential travel abroad as Omicron spreads worldwide
The federal government is once again warning Canadians against non-essential travel abroad as the Omicron variant continues to quickly spread worldwide.
15 Dec 2021 | Health -
COVID-19: MLHU reports 65 cases, death of man in his 50s
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15 Dec 2021 | Health -
Ontario reintroducing capacity limits for large indoor venues amid Omicron concerns
The Ontario government says it is reintroducing capacity limits for some indoor venues amid concerns around the Omicron variant.
15 Dec 2021 | Health -
Omicron and social gatherings. Here’s 4 questions to ask before you go
With cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant of climbing each day in many provinces, health experts are once again advising Canadians to cut back on their social cont…
15 Dec 2021 | Health -
Omicron identified in all four Atlantic provinces after first case reported in N.L.
The Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus has reached all four Atlantic provinces, after Newfoundland and Labrador on Wednesday confirmed its first case of the m…
15 Dec 2021 | Health -
Quebec reports 2,386 new cases of COVID-19, highest daily total in almost 1 year
Quebec is reporting 2,386 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday and four more deaths linked to the virus.
15 Dec 2021 | Health -
Canadian Blood Services asks Health Canada to drop ban on gay blood donation
Canadian Blood Services has officially asked Health Canada to drop specific restrictions on blood donations from men who have sex with men, the organization confirm…
15 Dec 2021 | Health -
Quebec, Ontario, P.E.I., introduce new measures to slow Omicron spread
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has consulted the premiers on additional border and travel measures that could help slow the community spreading of COVID-19.
15 Dec 2021 | Health -
Omicron variant might make COVID-19 vaccines less effective, WHO warns
Preliminary evidence indicates that COVID-19 vaccines may be less effective against infection and transmission linked to the Omicron variant, which also carries a h…
15 Dec 2021 | Health -
Omicron is raging in the U.K. What can Canada learn?
With the Omicron COVID-19 variant rapidly taking hold in many Canadian provinces, some experts are looking overseas for a preview of what could happen next.
15 Dec 2021 | Health -
COVID-19: At least 7 schools currently closed in London, Ont.
The London District Catholic School Board announced two more school closures due to COVID-19, bringing the total number of schools currently closed to in-person lea…
15 Dec 2021 | Health -
‘There’s still time’: Quebec health minister makes vaccination plea as COVID-19 cases soar
Quebec is reporting 1,747 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday and seven more deaths as health authorities provided an update on the epidemiological situation in the pr…
14 Dec 2021 | Health -
Omicron COVID variant is ‘scary,’ Trudeau says, but summer will be ‘better’
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the newly discovered Omicron COVID-19 variant is “scary,” but once Canadians get through the winter, the summer will be “better.”
14 Dec 2021 | Health -
Omicron spreading at rate not seen with any other COVID-19 variant, WHO says
Vaccine booster shots can play a role in curbing the spread of COVID-19 as long as people most in need of protection also get access to jabs, the head of the World …
14 Dec 2021 | Health -
COVID-19: MLHU reports 71 cases, over a third of those 80+ have had booster
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14 Dec 2021 | Health -
Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill appears effective against Omicron variant, company says
Pfizer said Tuesday that its experimental COVID-19 pill appears effective against the Omicron variant.
14 Dec 2021 | Health -
One-year anniversary of COVID-19 vaccines ‘bittersweet’ for health-care workers
Sara Fung was overcome with emotion when the first COVID-19 vaccines started pouring into Canada last December, and again in March when she received her first dose.
14 Dec 2021 | Health -
Omicron: Caradoc Public School is the latest to halt in-person classes
Students at Caradoc Public School in Mount Brydges, Ont., are switching to online learning as the school becomes the latest in a growing list to close due to COVID-…
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Ontario’s top doctor to provide COVID update Tuesday
TORONTO — Ontario’s top doctor is expected to provide an additional update on COVID-19 in the province today.
14 Dec 2021 | Health -
Africa might hit 70% COVID-19 vaccination goal in late 2024, WHO warns
The African continent might not reach the target of vaccinating 70 per cent of its 1.3 billion population against COVID-19 until the second half of 2024, a target m…
14 Dec 2021 | Health -
As Senators scrutinize paid sick leave bill, minister says it can change
Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan says the government is open to amending legislation that would provide 10 days of paid sick leave for federally regulated workers.
14 Dec 2021 | Health -
Pfizer’s vaccine 70% effective against hospitalization from omicron: study
A two-dose Pfizer/BioNTech vaccination provides just 33 per cent protection against infection by the omicron variant of the coronavirus, but 70 per cent protection …
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Pandemic a ‘wake-up call’ to make lasting change to Canadian public health: Tam
Canada’s public health system is “stretched dangerously thin,” and without urgent attention, future patients will suffer, Canada’s chief public health officer said …
13 Dec 2021 | Health -
New Brunswick teen details death-defying fight against COVID-19
Nov. 17 started off as a fairly standard day for 17-year-old Kelsea Legacy, but that night, when feeding the cats in her aunt’s Campbellton-area barn, she started t…
13 Dec 2021 | Health -
Omicron cases may go up even among double-vaccinated, study indicates
Two-dose COVID-19 vaccine regimens do not induce enough neutralizing antibodies against the Omicron coronavirus variant, British scientists found, indicating that i…
13 Dec 2021 | Health -
Omicron COVID-19 variant outlook for Canada has feds ‘very concerned,’ Trudeau says
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government is “very concerned” by the latest projections about the Omicron COVID-19 variant in Canada.
13 Dec 2021 | Health -
COVID-19: N.S. premier, top doctor to hold briefing as St. FX outbreak continues, cases soar
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston, Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Robert Strang and Health Minister Michelle Thompson are set to hold a COVID-19 briefing Monday …
13 Dec 2021 | Health -
Canada must transform health system to better prepare for future pandemics: Tam
Canada’s top doctor is urging the federal government to transform its public health system so the country is better equipped to handle future and present health thr…
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Canadians know unvaccinated people, most don’t discuss vaccine status: poll
About 40 per cent of Canadians know a family member or friend who is not vaccinated against COVID-19, and most don’t raise the issue with them, a poll carried out t…
13 Dec 2021 | Health -
Pfizer to buy Arena Pharmaceuticals as it expands treatment pipeline
Pfizer Inc said on Monday it would buy drug developer Arena Pharmaceuticals for $6.7 billion in cash, to add a promising treatment candidate that targets diseases …
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U.S. COVID-19 death toll hits 800,000 amid Omicron variant scare
The United States on Sunday reached 800,000 coronavirus-related deaths, according to a Reuters tally, as the nation braces for a potential surge in infections due t…
12 Dec 2021 | Health -
U.K.’s Johnson warns of ‘tidal wave’ of Omicron cases, speeds up booster rollout
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Sunday that Britain faces a “tidal wave” of infections from the omicron coronavirus variant, and announced a huge increase in boos…
12 Dec 2021 | Health -
Ontario reports 1,476 new COVID cases, 8 deaths
Ontario is reporting 1,476 new COVID cases on Sunday, bringing the provincial case total to 632,147.
12 Dec 2021 | Health -
COVID-19 surgery delays can be done without overburdening workers, say experts
COVID-19 has thrown Canada’s already struggling health-care system into chaos, forcing impossible choices when it comes to how to rebuild once the pandemic has ebbe…
12 Dec 2021 | Health -
COVID-19: N.S. reports 129 new cases as St. FX outbreak continues
Nova Scotia reported 129 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday.
11 Dec 2021 | Health