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Vaccine equity, not travel bans needed to combat COVID-19 Omicron variant: scientists
A British Columbia-based researcher says banning travelers from southern African countries in an effort to stop the importation of a new COVID-19 variant is an exam…
28 Nov 2021 | Health -
Canada finds first cases of Omicron COVID-19 variant in Ontario. Here’s what we know
Canada has detected its first two cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant.
28 Nov 2021 | Health -
U.K. eyes expanding COVID-19 vaccine boosters as 3rd Omicron case found
Britain’s health minister Sajid Javid said on Sunday he expected to receive advice imminently on whether the government can broaden a booster shot program to try to…
28 Nov 2021 | Health -
COVID-19 causing diabetes among some severely infected patients, studies find
When Craig Spanz continued to suffer headaches after contracting COVID-19 in March, he thought he may be experiencing some long COVID symptoms. The Vancouver reside…
28 Nov 2021 | Health -
COVID-19 rules tighten as U.K., Germany, Italy report first cases of Omicron variant
Britain and Germany and Italy detected cases of the new Omicron coronavirus variant on Saturday and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced new steps to cont…
27 Nov 2021 | Health -
Dutch find 61 new cases on South Africa flight, prompting test for Omicron variant
Dutch health authorities said on Saturday they had detected 61 COVID-19 cases among people who flew from South Africa on Friday and were now doing further tests to …
27 Nov 2021 | Health -
Canadians optimistic about this year’s holidays, but still plan to take precautions: poll
A majority of Canadians feel the second holiday season spent under the cloud of the COVID-19 pandemic will be better than the first, a new poll suggests — though ma…
27 Nov 2021 | Health -
‘A huge concern’: South Africa scientists scramble to combat spread of Omicron variant
As the world grapples with the emergence of the new highly transmissible variant of COVID-19, worried scientists in South Africa — where omicron was first identifie…
27 Nov 2021 | Health -
Old Spice, Secret deodorants recalled in Canada after benzene detected
Health Canada has issued a recall on Friday for Old Spice and Secret aerosol deodorants after benzene was detected in them.
26 Nov 2021 | Health -
Canada clamps down on Omicron COVID-19 variant. Experts say it’s likely ‘already here’
A new COVID-19 variant of concern first identified in South Africa has prompted Canada to bring in new travel restrictions — though some experts have suggested that…
26 Nov 2021 | Health -
New COVID-19 variant scare rattles global stock markets
Risks of a new COVID hit to economic activity are clobbering expectations for rate hikes next year from the world’s major central banks, a potential setback for the…
26 Nov 2021 | Health -
B.C. bracing for 2nd of 3 storms while province provides update and Trudeau visits
British Columbia is bracing for another storm on the weekend following more heavy rain in the past 24 hours.
26 Nov 2021 | Health -
WHO designates new COVID-19 variant ‘Omicron’ as variant of concern
The World Health Organization has designated a newly identified COVID-19 variant as a variant of concern (VOC), the organization announced Friday.
26 Nov 2021 | Health -
COVID-19: Middlesex-London Health Unit reports 13 cases Friday
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26 Nov 2021 | Health -
Explainer: What is this new COVID-19 variant emerging in South Africa?
South African scientists have identified a new version of the coronavirus this week that they say is behind a recent spike in COVID-19 infections in Gauteng, the co…
26 Nov 2021 | Health -
Merck’s COVID-19 pill reduces hospitalization, death risk by 30%, company says
Merck & Co Inc said on Friday its experimental COVID-19 pill reduced the risk of hospitalization and death by 30% in a study, according to data from all the pat…
26 Nov 2021 | Health -
New COVID-19 variant has nations stopping air travel from southern Africa
Global authorities reacted with alarm on Friday to a new COVID-19 variant detected in South Africa, with the EU and Britain among those tightening border controls a…
26 Nov 2021 | Health -
COVID-19: Plastic dividers widely ineffective or even counterproductive, Ontario expert says
At first, some businesses used shower curtains or a makeshift plastic tarp to divide customers from staff members.
26 Nov 2021 | Health -
South Africa criticizes Britain’s ‘rushed’ travel ban over new COVID-19 variant
South Africa’s foreign ministry said Britain’s decision to ban flights from South Africa because of the detection of a new COVID-19 variant “seems to have been rush…
26 Nov 2021 | Health -
Canadians divided over when COVID-19 vaccine mandates should be lifted: poll
Canadians are divided on when COVID-19 vaccine mandates should be lifted for various activities, a new poll suggests, with no clear consensus on when life should re…
26 Nov 2021 | Health -
COVID-19: N.B. reports almost 100 new cases, active total surpasses 740
New Brunswick reported 96 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday and announced that more than 8,300 appointments were booked for children aged five to 11 to receive thei…
25 Nov 2021 | Health -
Small but mighty: Vaccinating Canadian kids could see rates jump nearly 7%
Kids across Canada have started to receive their first shots of COVID-19 vaccine, and experts say this could be a big help in Canada’s pandemic fight.
25 Nov 2021 | Health -
Woman charged after falsely posing as nurse in B.C. hospital for a year: police
Vancouver police say a woman falsely posing as a nurse is facing charges after working at a Vancouver hospital for an entire year.
25 Nov 2021 | Health -
Canadian senator hopes for bill’s fast passage to give jurors mental health support
Quebec Sen. Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu is hoping a bill he tabled in the Senate will help jurors access mental health support and that this time it will become law befo…
25 Nov 2021 | Health -
Provinces calling on federal government to increase mental health funding
Though provincial governments are clamouring for more funds to bolster their health systems in the wake of COVID-19, some are pushing back against a Liberal electio…
25 Nov 2021 | Health -
EU approves Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children 5 to 11
The European Union‘s drug regulator on Thursday authorized Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for use on children from five to 11 years old, clearing the way for shots to be…
25 Nov 2021 | Health -
New COVID-19 variant identified in South Africa has scientists concerned
South African scientists have detected a new COVID-19 variant in small numbers and are working to understand its potential implications, they said on Thursday.
25 Nov 2021 | Health -
Legault under fire as opposition seizes on explosive report into COVID in care homes
After congratulating itself for months for its management of the COVID-19 pandemic, Quebec’s governing Coalition Avenir Québec party is on the defensive following a…
25 Nov 2021 | Health -
Child COVID vaccine clinics ramping up in Ontario
TORONTO — COVID-19 vaccinations for children aged five to 11 are ramping up in Ontario today.
25 Nov 2021 | Health -
Ontario reports 627 new COVID-19 cases, 1 more death
Ontario is reporting 627 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, breaking a four-day trend that saw case counts above 700. However, cases continue to rise week over week. The…
22 Nov 2021 | Health -
Quebec adds 692 COVID-19 infections, 2 deaths with hospitalizations on the rise
Quebec added 692 cases of COVID-19 and two new deaths on Monday as the health crisis continues.
22 Nov 2021 | Health -
‘Statistically improbable’ multiple Tory MPs have valid COVID vaccine exemptions: Holland
It is statistically unlikely multiple Conservative members of Parliament have valid medical reasons not to get vaccinated against COVID-19, Government House Leader …
22 Nov 2021 | Health -
U.S. deer are catching COVID-19. What that means for our fight against the virus
Many white-tailed deer in the northern U.S. have caught COVID-19, some new studies suggest, with potential implications for the pandemic fight.
22 Nov 2021 | Health -
Austria shuts down as country enters 4th COVID-19 lockdown
Austria powered down public life on Monday as its fourth national COVID-19 lockdown began, making it the first western European country to reimpose the drastic and …
22 Nov 2021 | Health -
‘COVID-19 endgame’: What will it take to go from pandemic to endemic?
Almost 22 months since COVID-19 was classified as a global pandemic — spreading to more than 100 countries — the virus continues to be a constant around the world.
21 Nov 2021 | Health