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Do you need a spring COVID-19 vaccine? Research backs extra round for high-risk groups

Published March 28, 2024

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By Lauren Pelley

New guidelines suggest certain high-risk groups could benefit from having another dose of a COVID-19 vaccine this spring — and more frequent shots in general — while the broader population could be entering once-a-year territory, much like an annual flu shot.

Medical experts told CBC News that falling behind on the latest shots can come with health risks, particularly for individuals who are older or immunocompromised.

“Even when the risk of infection starts to increase, the vaccines still do a really good job at decreasing risk of severe disease,” said McMaster University researcher and immunologist Matthew Miller.

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High-risk groups can now book spring COVID-19 vaccination

Published March 18, 2024

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By Anjuli Patil

People considered to have the highest risk for severe illness from COVID-19 can now make an appointment online for a spring dose of the vaccine.

The dose will be available from March 25 to May 31.

Those who are eligible to book for the vaccination include:

  • People aged 65 or older;
  • People aged 18 and older living in long-term care, nursing homes, senior congregate living settings or residential care facilities;
  • People who are six months and older who meet the criteria for being moderately to severely immunocompromised due to an underlying condition or treatment;
  • People aged 50 years and older who identify as Black, African Nova Scotian or First Nations.
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Atteinte de la COVID longue, une Néo-Écossaise désire que la maladie soit mieux reconnue

Published March 3, 2024

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Two months after contracting COVID-19, Beth Wood found that she had trouble concentrating, was easily irritable and still tired. While it is among the 3.5 million Canadians with long-term COVID according to Statistics Canada, access to disability benefits remains complex.

Beth Wood has been a social worker for forty years. Although the boss of the community centre where she works in Halifax offered her support to resume her work, she feels that she is constantly swimming against the current.

She is now considering applying for a long-term disability benefit, but she is concerned that the road is long.

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Atteinte de la COVID longue, une Néo-Écossaise désire que la maladie soit mieux reconnue

Published March 3, 2024

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Two months after contracting COVID-19, Beth Wood found that she had trouble concentrating and was easily irritated and always tired. While it is among the 3.5 million Canadians with long COVID, according to Statistics Canada, access to disability benefits remains complex.

Beth Wood has been a social worker for 40 years. Although the boss of the community centre where she works in Halifax offered her support to resume her work, she feels that she is constantly swimming against the current.

She is now considering applying for a long-term disability benefit, but she is concerned that the road is long.

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Nova Scotians with long-term COVID symptoms face disability claim hurdles

Published March 3, 2024

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Two months after contracting COVID-19 and recovering, Beth Wood noticed that she was having trouble concentrating, getting winded easily and feeling unusually tired.

Like three and a half million other Canadians, according to Statistics Canada, Halifax’s Wood has long-term COVID symptoms.

Wood has worked as a community social worker for four decades.

She told CBC Radio’s Information Morning Nova Scotia, her employer has been helping her try to get back up to speed at work. But it hasn’t been successful and she is now considering taking long-term disability.

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Nova Scotia Health to lift COVID-19 immunization requirement for employees

Published February 22, 2024

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By Anjuli Patil

Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health are set to lift a requirement for employees, new hires and on-site medical staff to submit proof of primary series COVID-19 immunization beginning Feb. 26, 2024.

In an email to CBC News on Wednesday night, a spokesperson for Nova Scotia Health said the decision was made “in response to evolving evidence regarding COVID-19, Omicron sub-variants, protection from vaccine and a review of vaccination policies across other jurisdictions.”

NSH confirmed the change in policy after a letter to an employee was posted on social media earlier in the day. The letter advises the employee, on unpaid leave for not meeting the COVID-19 immunization requirements, they could return to work as of Monday.

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Nova Scotia Health changes COVID-19 rapid test supplier over expiry dates

Published January 11, 2024

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By Alex Cooke

The Nova Scotia government has changed the brand of COVID-19 rapid tests it distributes due to the newer tests having a longer expiry date.

In a statement, Nova Scotia Health spokesperson Jennifer Lewandowski said the province has transitioned to the Flowflex COVID-19 rapid tests, as they have a longer expiry date than the previously used BTNX rapid tests.

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Sydney doctor calls for higher public flu vaccination rates to ease ER waits

Published January 5, 2024

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By Tom Ayers

Emergency room wait times are up at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital in Sydney, N.S., mostly due to seasonal flu and respiratory illnesses and a resurgence of COVID, according to an emergency department doctor.

“The emergency department is crazy busy,” said Dr. Margaret Fraser, a family physician who does shifts at the regional ER. “We’re seeing very long wait times for patients — 12, 14, 18 hours — and high volumes of patients with respiratory illness, unfortunately.”

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Nova Scotia surpasses 1,000 COVID-19 deaths

Published December 22, 2023

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By Richard Woodbury

Nova Scotia has reached a solemn milestone, surpassing 1,000 COVID-19 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic.

“A thousand people in a province of a million people is a lot of humans and families that are missing people,” said Dr. Lisa Barrett, an infectious diseases doctor and researcher at Dalhousie University in Halifax.

Data released in the latest weekly respiratory watch report shows an additional nine deaths for the week of Dec. 10-16, bringing the total to 1,004 in the province.

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‘Extreme shortages’ expected at N.S. emergency departments over the holidays: union

Published December 22, 2023

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By Alex Cooke

The largest union in Nova Scotia says “extreme shortages” are expected in emergency departments during the holidays as many health-care workers are off work and there aren’t enough staff to cover absences.

Sandra Mullen, president of the Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union, said the issue is especially pronounced at the Halifax Infirmary, one of the busiest hospitals in the province.

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COVID-19 home testing as important as ever, infectious disease specialist says

Published December 11, 2023

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Almost four years into the pandemic many people have been taking a more carefree approach to COVID-19.

Dr. Lisa Barrett, an infectious diseases specialist and assistant professor at Dalhousie’s School of Medicine, says it’s important to still be vigilant.

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24 Nova Scotia long-term care homes currently dealing with COVID-19 outbreaks

Published December 1, 2023

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By Skye Bryden-Blom

There are currently two dozen COVID-19 outbreaks reported at long-term care homes across Nova Scotia, and some health-care officials are concerned about a lack of COVID protocols.

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Baisse de l’espérance de vie en Atlantique : la COVID-19, principale responsable

Published November 27, 2023

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Life expectancy fell in the four Atlantic provinces in 2022. COVID-19 is one of the causes put forward by Statistics Canada to explain the phenomenon.

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COVID-19 outbreak aboard Canadian warship forces cancellation of Great Lakes tour

Published November 25, 2023

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An outbreak of COVID-19 aboard a Canadian warship has forced the Royal Canadian Navy to cancel the remainder of a tour of the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence Seaway.

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Appointments for new Moderna COVID-19 vaccine now available in N.S.

Published October 6, 2023

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By Jesse Huot

Appointments are now available in Nova Scotia for a new monovalent Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, which the provincial government says provides the best protection against the latest strain of the virus.

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COVID-19 levels in N.S. remain low as respiratory-illness season approaches, Strang says

Published October 3, 2023

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By Richard Cuthbertson

COVID-19 levels in Nova Scotia remain well below those seen during previous waves of the virus, according to Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health, who gave a briefing Tuesday on the upcoming respiratory-illness season.

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