European Union (EU) regulators have delayed a decision to give approval for Novavax’s (NVAX.O) variant-tailored COVID-19 vaccine, the Financial Times said on Sunday.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA), which was due to approve the updated vaccine last Friday has requested more information from the company, the FT report added.
Comments closedHealth-care workers, contractors and patients now have to wear masks in some parts of the Royal Alexandra Hospital, in an effort to slow the spread of COVID‑19.
Comments closedThe latest COVID-19 wave has put more patients in local hospitals than any time in the last nine months.
Comments closedHealth P.E.I. is reintroducing the wearing of masks for certain healthcare workers. Cases of COVID-19 are on the rise in care centres.
Comments closedThe US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced more than $500 million more in funding through its Project NextGen program to speed the development of new vaccines and treatments for COVID-19.
Comments closedResidents of Haines Junction, Yukon, have had an early warning system to track COVID-19 and other pathogens for almost a year — and it’s showing an uptick in COVID-19 this fall.
Comments closedAfter hitting its highest point in more than a year last week, the number of people in hospital with COVID-19 in British Columbia has come down slightly, according to the B.C. Centre for Disease Control.
Comments closedAlberta Health Services is adopting stricter masking rules in hospitals as it deals with COVID-19 outbreaks, but regions and hospitals are free to ignore the directive.
Comments closedCOVID-19 is costing the Australian economy billions in lost worker productivity and healthcare spending.
Comments closedComments closedKids don’t come home and say, ‘Mom, I have postexertional malaise, I have brain fog.’ What happens is that they start doing poorly in school, and parents find out weeks and weeks later.
Nova Scotia Health is once again making masks mandatory to enter its facilities, the organization said Tuesday.
Comments closedIreland’s Covid-19 vaccination programme prevented 16,000 deaths and hugely reduced hospital and intensive care admissions, according to a Health Service Executive study.
Comments closedFlorida will have to provide COVID-19 data to the public again after a former Democratic state representative settled a lawsuit with Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration over the decision two years ago to stop posting information on the virus’ spread online.
Comments closedWhen COVID-19 put vaccine safety into the spotlight, Lydia Greene re-examined her past beliefs — and now hopes she can help others do the same.
Comments closedCases of COVID-19 are on the rise across Canada. The long expected fall wave has people reacting in different ways, with some choosing to carry on as usual, while others are starting to take more precautions. But throughout the pandemic there’s always been a cohort of people who prefer to mask whenever possible. CBC’s Blair Sanderson has a look at how those individuals help each other find businesses and other organizations that cater to their needs.
Comments closedAppointments 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.
Comments closedWith the influenza and COVID-19 viruses expected to ramp up in the second half of October, Windsor Regional Hospital and Erie Shores HealthCare are returning to modified mandatory masking in their facilities.
Comments closedGovernment’s strategy, which included closing the border, meant death rate was 80% lower than in the US, according to the New Zealand Medical Journal.
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