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COVID-19 vaccine for kids 5-11 could come in ‘one to two weeks’: Health Canada
Health Canada says a decision on whether to authorize a COVID-19 vaccine for children will come “in the next one to two weeks,” leaving open the possibility that so…
12 Nov 2021 | Health -
Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine booster shot approved by Health Canada
Health Canada has approved a booster of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for people 18 years of age and older.
12 Nov 2021 | Health -
COVID-19: Daily case numbers in Quebec surpass 700 for first time in 7 weeks
Quebec is reporting 716 cases of COVID-19 on Friday and two more deaths linked to the virus.
12 Nov 2021 | Health -
COVID-19 vaccine maker Johnson & Johnson splitting into two companies
Johnson & Johnson is splitting into two companies, separating the division that sells Band-Aids and Listerine, from its medical device and prescription drug bus…
12 Nov 2021 | Health -
Nova Scotia pays for COVID-19 vaccines for mink, B.C. says no before closing industry
Nova Scotia will help pay for a COVID-19 vaccine for mink, but the British Columbia government says more research is needed to determine if immunization is an optio…
12 Nov 2021 | Health -
N.S. pharmacist on giving pediatric doses of COVID-19 vaccine, and the art of distraction
Pharmacists in Nova Scotia are gearing up to inoculate thousands of children aged five through 11 against COVID-19, once Health Canada gives the green light to Pfiz…
12 Nov 2021 | Health -
Quebec COVID-19 response hampered by ignorance, shortages: senior health adviser
Quebec’s early response to the COVID-19 pandemic in long-term care homes was hampered by labour and equipment shortages and by ignorance as to how the novel coronav…
11 Nov 2021 | Health -
Quebec reports 663 COVID-19 cases, active total now above 5,500
Quebec’s COVID-19 caseload continues to grow, with 663 new cases reported on Thursday.
11 Nov 2021 | Health -
EU adds rare spinal inflammation as side-effect of J&J COVID-19 vaccine
em><strong>Editor’s note: Reuters issued clarification that this story was based on a European Medicines Agency statement from Oct. 6 and was released inadvertently on Nov.…</strong>
11 Nov 2021 | Health -
Canadian COVID-19 epicenters are less vaccinated and more remote
Canada’s coronavirus epicenters are shifting from dense urban zones to more rural or remote areas that have lower vaccination rates and fewer public health resource…
11 Nov 2021 | Health -
As COVID-19 cases rise in Canada, officials say not to worry
Health officials say Canada is heading in the right direction despite rising COVID-19 cases and some bumps in reopening plans.
11 Nov 2021 | Health -
COVID-19: Middlesex-London reports 10 cases, Southwestern Public Health adds 22
strong>Jump to:</strong> Hospitalizations<strong> – Outbreaks – Schools – Vaccinations and testing – Ontario – Elgin and Oxford – Huron and Perth – Sarnia and Lambton</strong
10 Nov 2021 | Health -
‘Deeply frustrating’: Parents struggle to balance work, COVID-19 test delays for their kids
Kathryn Meisner, a mother from Toronto, estimates that her three-year-old daughter Astrid has been tested for COVID-19 about five times so far during the pandemic.
10 Nov 2021 | Health -
Alberta surgical patients may wait months for care after COVID-19 delays
Leah Crawford was scheduled to have a hysterectomy on Sept. 15, but five days before her surgery, the Calgary woman learned it had been cancelled. Her procedure has…
10 Nov 2021 | Health -
Quebec adds 672 new COVID-19 infections, 1 more death
Quebec is reporting 672 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday and one additional death as the health crisis persists.
10 Nov 2021 | Health -
Over 900K U.S. kids to receive first Covid-19 jab by day end: White House
More than 900,000 American kids aged 5-11 are expected to have received their first COVID-19 shot by the end of Wednesday, White House coronavirus coordinator Jeff …
10 Nov 2021 | Health -
‘Exhausted and scared’: Canada’s doctors call for help to stop online hate
Dr. Nili Kaplan-Myrth never thought this would be part of the story that is the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.
10 Nov 2021 | Health -
COVID-19: Quebec expands booster shot vaccinations, including those 70 and over
Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé announced Tuesday the province is opening up appointments for those aged 70 and over who want a third dose of a COVID-19 vacci…
09 Nov 2021 | Health -
Pfizer COVID-19 booster dose authorized by Health Canada for all adults 18+
Health Canada has authorized a booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for all adults 18 and older, making official what some provinces were already do…
09 Nov 2021 | Health -
Quebec adds 545 COVID-19 cases, 6 more deaths
Quebec reported 545 new COVID-19 infections on Tuesday and six more deaths linked to the virus.
09 Nov 2021 | Health -
Tory MP apologizes for sharing ‘misinformation’ about COVID-19 and vaccines
Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu has apologized for comments she made about vaccines and COVID-19, just one day after leader Erin O’Toole said her statements were “not…
09 Nov 2021 | Health -
Patrons who attended Mississauga wedding asked to get tested for COVID-19
Peel Public Health has issued a notice warning guests who attended a wedding in Mississauga on Oct. 29 to get tested for COVID-19.
09 Nov 2021 | Health -
Record toxic illicit drug deaths in B.C. show 1,534 people have died this year: coroner
The latest numbers from British Columbia’s coroner show suspected illicit drug toxicity deaths set new records in August and September, pushing total overdose death…
09 Nov 2021 | Health -
There are growing calls for drug decriminalization. Could it solve Canada’s opioid crisis?
There are growing calls across Canada to decriminalize the possession and use of illicit drugs as the country grapples with an opioid overdose crisis that has kille…
09 Nov 2021 | Health -
Yukon reimposes state of emergency, announces vaccine rules as COVID-19 spikes again
The Yukon government has declared a state of emergency and announced a series of public health rules aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19, including a proof-of-v…
09 Nov 2021 | Health -
Canada looking ‘quite carefully’ at PCR testing rules as U.S. land border reopens
The United States reopened its land border to Canadians who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 on Monday, but travellers will still have to show a negative PCR t…
08 Nov 2021 | Health -
Erin O’Toole criticizes comments by Tory MPs on COVID-19 vaccines: ‘Not appropriate’
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole said comments about vaccines by some members of his caucus are not helpful and are spreading uncertainty about immunization against…
08 Nov 2021 | Health -
Canada saw over 19,000 ‘excess deaths’ during COVID-19 pandemic: StatCan
Statistics Canada says more than 19,000 Canadians lost their lives during COVID-19 than would have been expected had the pandemic never happened.
08 Nov 2021 | Health -
Regeneron’s antibody drug cuts COVID-19 risk by nearly 82% for up to 8 months
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Monday a single dose of its antibody cocktail reduced the risk of contracting COVID-19 by 81.6 per cent in a late-stage trial,…
08 Nov 2021 | Health -
Quebec seniors minister won’t appear at inquest into COVID long-term care deaths due to illness
Quebec’s seniors minister will not appear before a coroner’s inquest investigating deaths in the long-term care system during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemi…
08 Nov 2021 | Health -
COVID-19: Middlesex-London Health Unit reports 15 cases Monday
strong>Jump to:</strong> Hospitalizations<strong> – Outbreaks – Schools – Vaccinations and testing – Ontario – Elgin and Oxford – Huron and Perth – Sarnia and Lambton</strong
08 Nov 2021 | Health -
Ontario reports over 600 new COVID-19 cases
Ontario is reporting 636 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the provincial case total to 603,231.
07 Nov 2021 | Health -
U.K. says it will roll out drug trial for Merck antiviral COVID-19 pill
Britain will start to roll out Merck’s molnupiravir COVID-19 antiviral pill through a drug trial later this month, Susan Hopkins, Chief Medical Adviser at the UK He…
07 Nov 2021 | Health -
‘Social jetlag’: How daylight saving time can impact our health
Did you wake up this morning feeling a bit confused or disoriented about what time it was? You’re not alone.
07 Nov 2021 | Health -
What are antiviral COVID-19 pills and how could they help?
The United Kingdom on Thursday became the first country in the world to approve an orally ingested COVID-19 antiviral pill, developed by Merck and Ridgeback Biother…
06 Nov 2021 | Health