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Topic: OntarioView all posts for the topic: Ontario

Arguments begin in proposed class action against 304 long-term care homes

Published January 15, 2024

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Published by: The Trillium
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By Jack Hauen

Lawyers representing long-term care residents who suffered or died during the COVID-19 pandemic argued a class-action suit against hundreds of homes is the best way for those patients — and their loved ones — to get justice.

On Monday, plaintiff lawyers laid out their case before a Superior Court judge who will decide whether or not the proposed class action can go ahead. The suit, which is actually eight proceedings combined, names 304 independent and municipal homes, capturing almost half of the long-term care facilities in Ontario.

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Topic: vaccinesView all posts for the topic: vaccines

A spring COVID-19 booster? NACI has released updated guidelines

Published January 15, 2024

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Published by: Global News
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By Katie Dangerfield

Canadians may be in the thick of winter, but the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) recently unveiled guidelines for an extra dose of the COVID-19 vaccine for the upcoming spring.

On Friday, NACI released updated guidelines on the COVID-19 boosters for spring 2024.

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Topic: QuebecView all posts for the topic: Quebec

Video | COVID longue : une personne sur dix serait touchée

Published January 15, 2024

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Published by: Radio-Canada
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By Téléjournal Montréal

About 10% of people infected with COVID-19 would still experience symptoms after three months. This is called long COVID. For some, it’s much longer. They suffer from extreme fatigue, pain, problems with concentration, and they just can’t get back to a normal life. Report by Jacaudrey Charbonneau.

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Topic: AustraliaView all posts for the topic: Australia

Queensland GPs flooded with patients reporting heart problems after long Covid

Published January 14, 2024

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Published by: The Courier Mail
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By Jackie Sinnerton

Queenslanders are flooding GPs practices with heart problems sparked by long Covid, the state’s peak medical body has revealed.

Doctors are seeing more patients with myocarditis and pericarditis due to inflammation caused by the virus that can cause palpitations chest pain or shortness of breath.

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Topic: the pandemic is not overView all posts for the topic: the pandemic is not over

COVID levels are up to 19 times higher than reported, WHO says as it warns of the potential dangers of repeat reinfection: ‘We don’t know everything about this virus’

Published January 12, 2024

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Published by: Fortune
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By Erin Prater

Five years, 10 years, 20 years from now, what are we going to see in terms of cardiac impairment, pulmonary impairment, neurologic impairment? It’s year five in the pandemic, but there’s still a lot we don’t know about it.

—Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove
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Topic: vaccinesView all posts for the topic: vaccines

Older, immunocompromised people may get COVID-19 vaccine dose in spring, NACI says

Published January 12, 2024

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Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization says some groups of people vulnerable to severe illness from COVID-19 should be eligible for another dose of vaccine in the spring.

The recommendation issued Friday says people aged 65 and older, residents of long-term care homes and seniors living in other congregate settings may get another shot of the vaccine targeted to the XBB.1.5 variant.

It also says children and adults aged six months and older who are moderately to severely immunocompromised due to an underlying condition may also get the booster.

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“They’re Taking Away Your Right To Be Healthy.”

Published January 12, 2024

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Published by: OK Doomer
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By Jessica Wildfire

The tide is turning. Thanks to all the people making noise on social media and bugging their families, while continuing to wear masks and build air purifiers no matter what anyone says, there’s a trace of hope.

—Jessica Wildfire
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Topic: digestive diseasesView all posts for the topic: digestive diseases

COVID-19 survivors at higher risk for digestive diseases, study suggests

Published January 11, 2024

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By Mary Van Beusekom

Adult COVID-19 survivors are at higher risk for digestive diseases, including gastrointestinal (GI) dysfunction, peptic ulcers, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), gallbladder disease, nonalcoholic liver disease, and pancreatic disease—even among patients with mild infections, according to a study published yesterday in BMC Medicine.

Southern Medical University researchers in China mined the UK Biobank database to compare rates of digestive diseases among COVID-19 survivors 30 or more days after infection (112,311), a contemporary comparison group (359,671), and a pre-COVID group (370,979) in the United Kingdom. Median follow-up was 8.4 months.

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Topic: Nova ScotiaView all posts for the topic: Nova Scotia

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

Published January 11, 2024

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Published by: Global News
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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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Health Canada ignored warning signs before Ottawa spent billions on BTNX rapid tests

Published January 11, 2024

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Published by: Global News
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By Patti Sonntag

Health Canada ignored critical warnings about a rapid-test supplier before approving its COVID-19 kits for distribution nationwide, Global News has found.

A year-long Global News investigation into federal procurement revealed that BTNX, a Toronto-area rapid-test supplier that buys the devices from China, deleted dozens of specimens, or samples, from a study it submitted to Health Canada in October 2020. Deleting the specimens increased the estimate of the rapid test’s ability to detect the virus.

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Topic: QuebecView all posts for the topic: Quebec

La COVID-19 et la « tempête des virus respiratoires »

Published January 10, 2024

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Published by: Radio-Canada
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By Mélanie Meloche-Holubowski

SARS-CoV-2 may not be the only virus on the loose, but it is certainly one that continues to hit hard. The new data on COVID-19 and respiratory diseases from the Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ), published on Wednesday, tend to confirm this.

Everyone talks about the fact that they are constantly ill, that their family and friends are ill. Yes, it could be a cold or RSV [respiratory syncytial virus], but in many cases it’s probably COVID-19, says Dr Raywat Deonandan, epidemiologist and associate professor at the University of Ottawa.

According to the INSPQ, in the week of December&nbs;24, there were 983,000 cases of respiratory infections, a number that has continued to rise since mid-October.

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Topic: AlbertaView all posts for the topic: Alberta

Latest COVID-19 variant wrestles its way to the top in Alberta

Published January 10, 2024

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Published by: CBC News
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By Jennifer Lee

A new COVID-19 variant appears to be on its way to taking over in Alberta, with one expert predicting it likely already accounts for the lion’s share of the province’s cases.

JN.1 is an offshoot of BA.2.86, which has evolved, like many of its predecessors, to better evade our immune defences.

It is now the dominant strain in Canada. Data from the Public Health Agency of Canada shows it accounted for about 66 per cent of COVID-19 cases nationwide by the end of December.

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Holiday gatherings and a new variant have driven up COVID cases globally, the UN health agency says

Published January 10, 2024

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The head of the U.N. health agency said Wednesday holiday gatherings and the spread of the most prominent variant globally led to increased transmission of COVID-19 last month.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said nearly 10,000 deaths were reported in December, while hospital admissions during the month jumped 42% in nearly 50 countries — mostly in Europe and the Americas — that shared such trend information.

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Topic: reinfectionsView all posts for the topic: reinfections

Is It Dangerous to Keep Getting COVID-19?

Published January 10, 2024

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Published by: Time
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By Alice Park

People who had multiple infections were three times more likely to be hospitalized for their infection up to six months later than those who only got COVID-19 once, and were also more likely to have problems with clotting, gastrointestinal disorders, kidney, and mental-health symptoms. The risks appeared to increase the more infections people experienced.

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Topic: anti-vaxxersView all posts for the topic: anti-vaxxers

Non, les vaccins contre la COVID-19 n’ont pas fait 17 millions de morts

Published January 10, 2024

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By Mélanie Meloche-Holubowski

The COVID-19 vaccination campaign did not result in millions of deaths, as claimed by a former University of Ottawa professor during an interview on Monday’s Network X show with conspiracy activist Alex Jones.

Denis Rancourt, a former University of Ottawa professor, was invited this week to participate in Alex Jones’ Infowars. The appearance came three days after Tucker Carlson’s show referred to Rancourt’s claims that COVID-19 vaccines have killed at least 17 million people worldwide.

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Topic: British ColumbiaView all posts for the topic: British Columbia

Interior Health drops all COVID-19 rapid tests at facilities

Published January 9, 2024

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Published by: Global News
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Interior Health (IH) has completely withdrawn its COVID-19 rapid antigen tests (RAT) from its facilities.

This is according to an internal memo obtained by Global News.

“(The rapid tests) are not reliable for diagnosis of COVID-19,” the memo stated.

“As such COVID-19 RAT testing can no longer be used to direct clinical care or infection prevention and control measures, and must be discontinued immediately in Interior Health affiliated emergency rooms, hospitals, long-term care facilities (and) outpatient settings.”

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Topic: New BrunswickView all posts for the topic: New Brunswick

N.B. adds 17 more COVID-19 deaths, child under 4 among first flu deaths, warning about strep

Published January 9, 2024

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Published by: CBC News
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By Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon

COVID-19 has killed 17 more New Brunswickers, including six over the holidays, while influenza has claimed nine lives. These are the first flu deaths of the season and they include a child under four, the latest data from the province shows.

Dr. Yves Léger, the province’s acting chief medical officer of health, held a rare meeting with reporters Tuesday because of the rise in respiratory illnesses.

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Topic: activismView all posts for the topic: activism

Long Covid advocates face challenges, potential discrimination with billboard campaigns

Published January 9, 2024

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Published by: The Sick Times
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By Simon Spichak

Covid-19 is still infecting and reinfecting millions of people around the world — causing more and more people to develop Long Covid. But public health and government agencies worldwide have failed to warn people about Long Covid and support those affected, and still aren’t effectively funding research to find effective treatments.

In response to the lack of support, people with Long Covid in the U.S., Canada, U.K., and Europe are buying billboard ads to raise awareness about the disease and promote the urgent need for clinical trials. These billboards aim to do the job of public health authorities, advocates who spoke to The Sick Times explained.

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