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Opinion: This is a pandemic of attritionElectron microscope image of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles. Virus particles are shown emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab. Image captured and colourized at NIAID’s Rocky Mountain Laboratories in Hamilton, Montana. Photo by: NIAID. Creative Commons CC BY 2.0 DEED Attribution 2.0 Generic license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/.
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Opinion: This is a pandemic of attrition

Published December 7, 2023

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Published by: Calgary Herald
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By Joe Vipond, Julia M. Wright, Dan Furst

It’s time for our society to admit that we’ve made a mistake and change course. The COVID-is-mild experiment, despite the wishing and the hoping, has been a tragic failure. We aren’t just accepting ongoing hospitalizations and deaths to protect the economy, but also ignoring the social and economic costs of continuing high levels of acute infections. Worse still are more cases of Long COVID, a condition that takes many people entirely out of the workforce. And with every wave, the staffing attrition worsens.

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‘A vicious cycle’: Low Covid-19 vaccination rates lead to fewer doses at pediatric offices. Now, some parents can’t find it

Published December 7, 2023

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Published by: CNN
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By Amanda Musa

As of November 25, less than 3% of children 6 months to 4 years and 10% of children 12 to 17 have received the new shot, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Low rates of COVID vaccination putting the elderly at risk: medical officer of health

Published December 6, 2023

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Published by: Ottawa Citizen
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By Elizabeth Payne

Nearly half of people over 80 in Ottawa have not received the latest COVID-19 vaccine, leaving them at risk for severe outcomes if they become infected, Ottawa’s medical officer of health is warning.

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COVID, flu vaccine uptake low in Alberta heading into holiday season

Published December 6, 2023

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By Michael Rodriguez

With vaccination numbers lagging and the holiday season approaching, health experts are calling on Albertans to roll up their sleeves for their flu and COVID-19 shots.

As of Nov. 25, 17 people in Alberta had died of the flu during this respiratory virus season, and close to 500 were hospitalized, according to provincial data. In the same time frame, 245 deaths and almost 2,300 hospitalizations were tied to COVID-19.

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Health Canada approves updated Novavax vaccine to protect against COVID-19

Published December 5, 2023

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Published by: CBC News
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Health Canada has authorized an adapted vaccine from Novavax to prevent COVID-19 in people age 12 and older.

The vaccine uses a traditional approach to defend the body against COVID.

It contains a version of the viral spike protein and is also authorized as a booster for those 18 and older, according to Health Canada’s webpage.

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Conspiracy theories are popular in Canada, especially among conservatives: poll

Published December 3, 2023

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By Sarah Ritchie

The Earth is flat. We have been secretly contacted by intelligent beings from other planets. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin did not land on the moon in 1969. They may sound like bizarre statements, but a new poll suggests a sizable number of Canadians believe in these and other conspiracy theories.

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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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Published by: Global News
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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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Fact Check: Iceland has not banned COVID vaccines

Published December 1, 2023

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By Reuters Fact Check

A headline shared online falsely claims that Iceland has banned COVID-19 vaccines and cites sudden deaths for which there is no evidence, according to the Icelandic national health authority.

Iceland has not banned COVID vaccines and “there are no soaring sudden deaths,” Guðrún Aspelund, chief epidemiologist at the Icelandic Directorate of Health, told Reuters in a Nov. 29 email.

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Manitoba reduces recommended wait time between COVID-19 shots

Published November 30, 2023

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By Daniel Halmarson

Respiratory viruses are on the rise in Manitoba and the province is reducing recommended intervals between COVID-19 vaccines.

Dr. Brent Roussin, Manitoba’s chief provincial public health officer, said residents are now eligible to receive an updated vaccine three months after their previous shot.

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Study estimates 2 COVID vaccine doses 40% effective against emergency, hospital care in young kids

Published November 30, 2023

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By Mary Van Beusekom

Two doses of a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine were 40% effective against emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalization in preschool-aged children during a period of Omicron variant predominance, estimates a test-negative, case-control study using data from the New Vaccine Surveillance Network (NVSN).

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With COVID-19 clinics set to close, Toronto wants to focus on boosting student immunization rates

Published November 29, 2023

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By Ethan Lang

With four of Toronto’s temporary COVID-19 vaccination sites set to close for good, the city is hoping to switch focus to boosting immunization rates for school-aged children.

Provincial funding will soon run out, meaning “fixed-site” vaccination clinics at Metro Hall, Cloverdale Mall, North York Civic Centre and one near Scarborough Town Centre will close after Dec. 13, the city announced in a release Monday.

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Toronto residents are confused about vaccination clinics closing as Ontario reports rise in COVID cases

Published November 28, 2023

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Published by: Now Toronto
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By Kerrisa Wilson

Torontonians are questioning why the city is closing its four fixed-site vaccination clinics in less than a month, despite a rise in the number of COVID-19 cases across Ontario.

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Does Novavax’s Covid vaccine cause fewer side effects?

Published November 19, 2023

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By Amy Maxmen

Erin Kissane, a co-founder of the COVID Tracking Project, rolled up her sleeve for the Novavax Covid-19 vaccine in mid-October soon after it was finally recommended in the United States. Like many people with autoimmune diseases, she wants to protect herself from a potentially devastating Covid infection.

Kissane’s autoimmune arthritis seems to make her susceptible to unusual vaccine side effects. After getting an mRNA booster last year, her joints ached so painfully that her doctor prescribed steroids to dampen the inflammation. She still considers the mRNA vaccines “miraculous,” knowing Covid could be far worse than temporary aches.

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COVID-19 et influenza : pourquoi fait-on un nouvel appel à la vaccination?

Published November 16, 2023

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Published by: Radio-Canada
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By Mélanie Meloche-Holubowski

On Wednesday, Quebec’s National Director of Public Health, Dr. Luc Boileau, issued a new call for vaccination, due to a “serious” circulation of COVID-19 and an imminent wave of influenza in Quebec. Here are seven questions to understand why vaccination remains an important tool in the fight against these infectious diseases.

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Le Dr Boileau lance un nouvel appel à la vaccination contre la COVID-19 et l’influenza

Published November 15, 2023

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Published by: Le Devoir / The Canadian Press
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By Ugo Giguère

Citing a serial circulation of COVID-19 and an imminent wave of influenza in Quebec, National Director of Public Health, Dr. Luc Boileau, invites those at…

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