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Parents concerned about COVID-19 in schools, 8 in 10 support mask mandates: survey
The majority of respondents in a newly released Canada-wide survey say they are concerned about the spread of COVID-19 in schools and want children and staff to wea…
12 Oct 2021 | Health -
Moderna doesn’t plan to share COVID-19 vaccine recipe with world, chairman says
Moderna has no plans to share the recipe for its COVID-19 vaccine because executives have concluded that scaling up the company’s own production is the best way to …
11 Oct 2021 | Health -
Quebec nurses order to suspend licences of unvaccinated members as government deadline looms
The Quebec order of nurses (OIIQ) announced Monday that members who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 will have their permits to practice suspended as of Friday.
11 Oct 2021 | Health -
AstraZeneca COVID-19 drug prevents severe disease if given early, company says
AstraZeneca‘s antibody cocktail against COVID-19, which has proven to work as a preventative shot in the non-infected, was also shown to save lives and prevent seve…
11 Oct 2021 | Health -
Merck asks U.S. FDA for emergency stamp for COVID-19 tablet
Merck & Co Inc. said on Monday it has applied for U.S. emergency use authorization for its tablet to treat mild-to-moderate patients of COVID-19, putting it on …
11 Oct 2021 | Health -
Don’t travel unless ‘absolutely necessary,’ Hajdu reminds Canada ahead of holiday season
As the weather starts to get colder and Canadians start eyeing sunny destinations to the south, Health Minister Patty Hajdu has a reminder: non-essential travel is …
10 Oct 2021 | Health -
Facebook will add new controls for kids on platforms after whistleblower report
Facebook, in the aftermath of damning testimony that its platforms harm children, will be introducing several features including prompting teens to take a break usi…
10 Oct 2021 | Health -
Ontario health sector braces for worse staff shortages as COVID-19 vaccine mandates come due
TORONTO — Hundreds of Ontario workers in hospitals and long-term care could be off the job in the coming weeks because they did not get vaccinated against COVID-19,…
10 Oct 2021 | Health -
Ontario reports 535 COVID-19 cases, 2 more deaths
Ontario reported 535 COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 591,866.
10 Oct 2021 | Health -
Texas anti-abortion law reinstated by U.S. appeals court
A federal appeals court has allowed Texas to resume banning most abortions, just one day after clinics began racing to serve patients again for the first time since…
09 Oct 2021 | Health -
Russia shatters COVID-19 death record as surge persists, killing 968 in a single day
Russia has recorded a new record-high daily death toll from COVID-19, continuing a persistent rise that has brought new records almost daily in October.
09 Oct 2021 | Health -
Quebec professional orders should get tough with members as vaccination deadline nears: Dubé
Quebec’s professional health-care orders should make COVID-19 vaccination a condition for their members to remain in good standing, Health Minister Christian Dubé s…
08 Oct 2021 | Health -
N.B. COVID-19 survivor calls for 2-week provincewide lockdown to slow virus spread
A Shediac Cape, N.B., woman who was in the ICU for weeks and almost died from COVID-19 says the province’s circuit-breaker approach doesn’t go far enough.
08 Oct 2021 | Health -
Northwest Territories COVID-19 crisis rages on as Canada sees curve plateau
COVID-19’s fourth wave appears to be flattening in much of Canada, which is a “reason for optimism,” says the country’s top doctor Theresa Tam.
08 Oct 2021 | Health -
COVID-19: Ontario lifts capacity limits for theatres, venues; restaurants, gyms among those left out
The Ontario government announced the lifting of capacity limits for certain locations in the province for, however, restaurants and gyms remain left off the list.
08 Oct 2021 | Health -
4th wave of COVID-19 no longer growing, cases could decline in coming weeks: PHAC
The fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic appears to have levelled off across Canada, according to officials from the Public Health Agency of Canada, though they war…
08 Oct 2021 | Health -
‘Havana syndrome’ cases at U.S. embassy in Berlin prompts police probe
German police are investigating several cases of the mysterious “Havana syndrome,” believed to have affected around 200 U.S. officials and family members worldwide,…
08 Oct 2021 | Health -
Ask family members if they’re vaccinated before inviting to Thanksgiving, top doctors say
Canada’s top doctors say you should ask your family members if they’ve been vaccinated against COVID-19 before you invite them over for Thanksgiving dinner.
08 Oct 2021 | Health -
Leader of military nurses in Alberta hospital stays focused: ‘Do what you need to do’
A senior military nurse who has been deployed to Alberta to help overworked hospital staff caring for COVID-19 patients says she hopes to see the day when people’s …
08 Oct 2021 | Health -
COVID-19: Middlesex-London reports 24 cases, 1 death Friday
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08 Oct 2021 | Health -
Ontario reports 573 new COVID-19 cases, 10 more deaths
Ontario is reporting 573 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, as the seven-day average and active cases continues to drop. The provincial case total now stands at 590,677.
08 Oct 2021 | Health -
U.S. woman refused kidney transplant until she gets COVID-19 vaccine
When a Colorado woman found out her hospital wouldn’t approve her kidney transplant surgery until she got the COVID-19 vaccine, she was left with a difficult decisi…
08 Oct 2021 | Health -
Finland follows other Nordic countries by suspending Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
Finland has joined other Nordic countries in suspending or discouraging the use of Moderna‘s COVID-19 vaccine in certain age groups because of an increased risk of …
08 Oct 2021 | Health -
COVID-19 vaccines and outdoors make for a safe Thanksgiving: MLHU
Canadians are getting ready for their second Thanksgiving amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but before anyone whips out the turkey and pumpkin pie, the Middlesex-London H…
07 Oct 2021 | Health -
COVID-19: Outbreak declared at Lakefield elementary school; Peterborough active cases at 32
Peterborough Public Health reported four news cases of COVID-19 on Thursday afternoon including the second outbreak at an area school this week.
07 Oct 2021 | Health -
COVID-19: Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe rejects calls for gathering restrictions
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has rejected calls to re-impose gathering restrictions in the province.
07 Oct 2021 | Health -
Quebec records 624 new COVID-19 cases, 5 more deaths
Quebec registered 624 new cases and five more deaths Thursday as the COVID-19 health crisis continued.
07 Oct 2021 | Health -
COVID-19: Middlesex-London Health Unit reports 23 cases, SWPH adds 11 cases
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07 Oct 2021 | Health -
Pfizer seeks U.S. approval for kids COVID-19 vaccine, Canada awaits submission
Pfizer Inc and BioNTech have asked U.S. regulators to approve emergency use of their COVID-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11, Pfizer said in a tweet on Thursd…
07 Oct 2021 | Health -
Sister of pregnant Alberta woman who died of COVID-19 urges others to get vaccinated
This Thanksgiving will be a tough one for Carol Charles and her family.
07 Oct 2021 | Health -
Ontario reports 587 new COVID-19 cases, 5 more deaths
Ontario is reporting 587 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, as hospitalizations have gone down over the last 24 hours. The provincial case total now stands at 590,104.
07 Oct 2021 | Health -
Quebec recruits 1,000 nurses to work full time amid urgent labour shortage
Quebec has recruited just over 1,000 nurses to work full time in the public health system after announcing bonuses to address chronic staffing shortages, the provin…
07 Oct 2021 | Health -
Termination turmoil as workplace COVID-19 vaccine mandates take effect
Canada is facing a potential wave of terminations tied to mandatory workplace vaccine policies as a growing number of employers require workers to be fully inoculat…
06 Oct 2021 | Health -
Federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate: Here’s what we know, what we don’t
Proof of COVID-19 vaccination will be required by no later than the end of October for all employees in Canada’s federally regulated workplaces. And, by mid-Novembe…
06 Oct 2021 | Health -
U.S. set to purchase another 180 million COVID-19 rapid tests
The U.S. government is committing to purchase an additional 180 million rapid COVID-19 tests for $1 billion, adding to the $2 billion test buying plan it announced …
06 Oct 2021 | Health