The groundbreaking research of Linsey Marr, an aerosols expert and professor of civil and environmental engineering at Virginia Tech, showed that the SARS-CoV-2 virus is airborne as opposed to traveling in large droplets that fall with gravity.
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Horizon brings back mask rules for hospitals ahead of expected COVID increase
Horizon Health Network says it’s bringing back masking requirements in anticipation of an increase in COVID-19 cases and other respiratory viruses in its hospitals and wider community.
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FDA authorizes Novavax’s updated COVID vaccine for fall 2023
The Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday it had authorized Novavax’s updated COVID-19 vaccine, adding a third option for Americans ages 12 and older looking for a new shot this fall and winter.
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Debunking COVID-19 myths and misinformation
“The COVID-19 pandemic is over and we are ‘post-pandemic’”
There have been multiple declarations that the pandemic is “over” — perhaps the most well-known was President Joe Biden’s declaration in 2022. When the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 to no longer be a global emergency, many misconstrued this to mean the pandemic is “over.” However, what was largely ignored was WHO then explaining COVID-19 continues to be a global threat, continues to kill and disable millions, and variants are still emerging.
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Sask. COVID-19 rates rising ahead of anticipated fall surge
Saskatchewan saw a 73 per cent increase of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the latest two-week surveillance report.
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COVID-19 levels in N.S. remain low as respiratory-illness season approaches, Strang says
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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Scientists behind mRNA COVID Vaccines Win 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
This year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine goes to a transformative medical technology that significantly altered the path of the pandemic and saved millions: the mRNA vaccines against COVID. Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman were jointly awarded the prize for advancements that have changed the field of vaccine development and researchers’ understanding of how messenger RNA (mRNA) interacts with the body’s immune system.
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Deux pionniers des vaccins à ARNm reçoivent le Nobel de médecine
On Monday, the Nobel Prize for Medicine recognized the work of Hungarian researcher Katalin Karikó and her American colleague Drew Weissman in the development of messenger RNA vaccines, decisive in the fight against COVID-19.
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COVID-19, flu vaccines on the way as cases rise: CRISP report
Just in time for the province’s flu season, Saskatchewan residents will be able to get their flu and COVID-19 shots starting next week.
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With COVID-19 cases edging up, London hospitals revise masking rules
As cases of COVID-19 climb in the London region, London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) and St. Josephs’s Health Care London are revising their masking rules to require staff and doctors in direct contact with patients to wear masks, and recommend visitors and patients do the same.
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Where can I get a COVID-19 rapid test? CTV News looks at the rules in each province and territory
Since provinces and territories are responsible for the distribution of rapid tests, their availability will ultimately depend on where you live.
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Data on COVID-19 scarce as long-term care homes deal with outbreaks
The province’s online portal on COVID-19 hasn’t been updated since July 24.
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Mandatory masks are back at Montreal’s CHUM, centre-west health board
The Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM) and the regional health board for the city’s centre-west region are bringing back mandatory mask rules.
The rule, which applies to both staff and visitors, took effect on Friday at every facility of the CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal. That includes the Montreal Jewish General Hospital.
Comments closedFaced with the increase in cases of COVID-19 and respiratory viruses, wearing a mask will once again be mandatory at the Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM) starting Monday.
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COVID-19 : trois hôpitaux de Kingston imposent le retour du masque obligatoire
The mandatory mask is back in some hospitals in Kingston.
The Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) announced the immediate return to mandatory masks in a press release released Thursday, citing the growing prevalence of COVID-19 in the region.
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Where to get COVID-19 rapid tests in Ottawa
Free rapid COVID tests are available through Ottawa Public Health at more than 30 locations across Ottawa.
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Sepsis associated with COVID-19 infections more common than thought
Today in JAMA Network Open, researchers provide new evidence that the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2–associated sepsis among hospitalized adults is higher than previously thought, but deaths from the condition became less frequent as the pandemic progressed.
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Mandatory masking coming back to Kingston’s hospitals
Mandatory masking is returning to Kingston’s hospitals.
Citing “rising COVID-19 prevalence” in the region, Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) announced the immediate return to masking in a media release shared Thursday.
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