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.
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Restrictions 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.
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Le nombre de cas de COVID-19 dans les hôpitaux a triplé en un mois au Québec
The number of people infected with COVID-19 staying in Quebec hospitals has tripled in the past month, Health Minister Christian Dubé reported on Friday morning.
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Brace for an increase in COVID-19 cases this fall: Dubé
The number of COVID-19 cases has tripled in three weeks and could rise to as many as 2,000 to 3,000 per day in the fall, Health Minister Christian Dubé said Friday, reminding Quebecers that vaccination is still their best option.
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COVID-19 : l’OMS s’inquiète de « tendances préoccupantes » avant l’hiver
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday expressed concern about “worrying trends” regarding COVID-19 as winter approaches in the northern hemisphere, calling for increased vaccination and surveillance of the virus.
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New COVID shots effective against latest variant, Pfizer and Moderna say
Pfizer on Wednesday said the updated Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine expected to be used this fall elicited a strong antibody response against the highly mutated BA.2.86 subvariant of the coronavirus in a preclinical study in mice.
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Depuis l’arrivée d’Omicron, des dizaines de milliers de Canadiens ont été hospitalisés
In 2021-2022, COVID-19 was the second leading cause of hospitalization in adults in Canada, after childbirth. The previous year, it was the seventh main reason.
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COVID-19 : les experts s’attendent à une recrudescence des cas cet automne à Ottawa
Public health experts warn that the higher levels of COVID-19 observed in Ottawa over the past month are expected to continue to rise throughout the fall.
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‘The pandemic is not over’: Experts expect a surge in COVID cases this fall
Higher COVID-19 levels seen in Ottawa in the past month are expected to continue to rise through the fall, public health experts warn.
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Limited data suggest rising global COVID-19 activity
Though case reporting doesn’t accurately reflect COVID-19 activity because of decreased testing and reporting, the number reported over the past month increased by 63%, with increased cases reported in three regions, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its latest weekly update yesterday.
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This latest covid variant could be the best yet at evading immunity
A highly mutated form of the coronavirus that threatens to be the most adept yet at slipping past the body’s immune defenses is capturing the attention of virologists and health officials.
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COVID-19 case numbers are rising again: What does that mean?
Comments closedWe’re seeing new data all the time on the long-term consequences of infection, whether it’s long COVID or the impact on the heart.
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What Canada’s newest COVID data shows us about the toll of Omicron
The latest snapshot of Canada’s battle against the pandemic captures the toll the Omicron variant has taken on the elderly.
The highly infectious variant drove up hospitalizations across Canada, especially in those age 65 and older, according to data released Wednesday from the Canadian Institute for Health Information.
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Highly mutated COVID virus variant BA.2.86 showing up in multiple countries
“It is unusual for [this virus] to change so significantly and develop 30 new mutations. The last time we saw such a big change was when [Omicron] appeared.”
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Does prior omicron infection shield against future infection? Maybe not, new research finds
“This research highlights the need for continued vigilance and underscores the importance of ongoing preventive measures against COVID-19.”
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Un médicament québécois démontre son efficacité contre la COVID-19
A cocktail of antibodies developed by the Quebec company Immune Biosolutions has proven its effectiveness in relieving respiratory symptoms caused by COVID-19 in the acute phase of the disease.
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Some seniors infected with Omicron variants were more susceptible to reinfection, not less: McMaster study
In a sign that scientists still don’t fully understand how some COVID-19 variants manage to evade the immune system, a new Ontario study has found that retirement- and long-term-care home residents infected during the first Omicron wave were 20 times more likely to get reinfected by the virus than those who avoided a prior infection.
The surprising finding by researchers at McMaster University runs counter to the prevailing wisdom that a previous COVID infection affords protection against future infections, at least in the older adults who participated in the study.
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US CDC tracks new lineage of virus that causes COVID
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday that it was tracking a new, highly mutated lineage of the virus that causes COVID-19.
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