After 3½ years of COVID-19, many Canadians have learned how to make decisions around living with the virus. But as Canada heads into another cold…
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US CDC recommends broad use of updated COVID‑19 vaccines
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director on Tuesday signed off on broad use of updated COVID-19 vaccines approved by the government – covering ages 6 months and up – as the country prepares to start a vaccination campaign within days.
Comments closedAbsence rates due to illness double in first week and a half at Calgary public schools
Absence rates at Calgary public schools have more than doubled after the first week of school, as concerns loom over respiratory illnesses this fall and hospitals deal with an E. coli outbreak.
Comments closedParents call for better air quality in schools to protect against viruses, wildfire smoke
Several grassroots groups of parents, health-care workers and teachers have sprung up across Canada to lobby for safer schools, including improved air quality.
Comments closedN.B. changes definitions of COVID deaths and hospitalizations, launches Respiratory Watch
New Brunswick has revamped the way it reports on COVID-19 again, including the launch of a new Respiratory Watch report that combines updates on both COVID-19 and influenza, and new definitions of COVID deaths and hospitalizations.
Comments closed1 in 4 COVID survivors had impaired lung function 1 year on, study shows
A quarter of COVID-19 survivors had impaired lung function 1 year after infection, and older patients, those with more than three chronic conditions, and those with severe cases improved slower than other patients over time, a Dutch study published yesterday in PLOS One reveals.
Comments closedHealth Canada approves Moderna’s updated COVID-19 vaccine
Health Canada has approved Moderna’s updated COVID-19 vaccine for all Canadians who are six months of age and older — while two other options for fall shots remain in the regulatory pipeline.
Comments closedModerna’s updated COVID vaccine targeting XBB.1.5 approved in Canada
Health Canada has given the green light to an eagerly anticipated fall COVID-19 booster shot in hopes of bolstering the nation’s defence against the virus as the fall season approaches.
Comments closedCorona-Gefahr: Ärzte schreiben Brandbrief
Austrian physicians warn of the consequences of an infection of the population with COVID-19 and demand protective measures.
Comments closedSanté Canada approuve la mise à jour du vaccin de Moderna contre la COVID-19
Health Canada announced on Tuesday that it is authorizing the use of an updated Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for all Canadians over the age of six months, at a time when federal public health has recommended that Canadians roll up their sleeves and return for vaccination.
Comments closedThe government is absent from keeping students safe from COVID-19
COVID-19 is still here, and classrooms still represent a place where infection can spread, but there are other ways to learn and engage with students.
Comments closedDrug overdoses, COVID‑19 drive Sask. life expectancy to lowest level in 22 years
Experts attribute the drop to deaths among younger people from drug overdoses and suicide, as well COVID-19 deaths of all ages.
Comments closedA spike in N.B. heart and stroke deaths in 2021 cited as COVID’s handiwork
New figures show there was a surge in deaths from heart failure, lung disease and strokes in New Brunswick in 2021, as deaths from COVID-19 were also multiplying.
Comments closedGuelph General Hospital reintroduces mask requirement
Masks are now required in clinical areas like waiting rooms, nursing stations and patient rooms at Guelph General Hospital.
Comments closedRestrictions likely helped curb spread of COVID-19 in N.S., Dalhousie researchers find
A new report from six Dalhousie University researchers has found government restrictions that limited movement during the first two years of the pandemic likely helped curb the spread of COVID-19.
It also found infection, hospitalizations and deaths increased when restrictions eased and the highly infectious Omicron variant arrived.
Comments closedB.C. considers restarting mask mandate in hospitals: Health minister
British Columbians may soon be required to wear masks in hospitals once again.
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