Category Archives: Health
Czechs protest restrictions on unvaccinated as cases soar
PRAGUE (AP) — Protesters marched through the Czech capital of Prague on Monday to decry the government’s restrictions on unvaccinated people as new infections soared in the European Union nation.
Optometrists to resume eye exams for kids and seniors as job action is paused
TORONTO — Optometrists in Ontario say they will start resuming eye exams for children and seniors on Tuesday. The optometrists withdrew provincially insured eye services on Sept. 1 in a funding dispute with the province. The Ontario Association of Opto...
EU wants calm amid virus protests; rioters called ‘idiots’
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — In the face of demonstrations across much of Europe protesting tough COVID-19 measures over the past days, authorities on Monday pleaded for patience, calm and a willingness to get a vaccine shot in the arm
Saskatchewan to ban COVID-19 protests near schools as it rolls out shots for kids
REGINA — The Saskatchewan government has introduced legislation that would ban COVID-19 protests within 50 metres of schools, including on sidewalks, as the province gets ready to roll out vaccination clinics for younger children in schools and other s...
Vaccine bookings open for young children in Ontario on Tuesday
TORONTO — Ontario parents of children aged five to 11 will be able to book COVID-19 vaccine appointments for their kids starting Tuesday, with the first shots expected to be administered Thursday. Health Minister Christine Elliott said the province is...
Canada aims to keep COVID-19 vaccine waste below five per cent: PHAC
OTTAWA — The Public Health Agency of Canada says it hopes to keep the number of wasted doses of COVID-19 vaccines in Canada under five per cent. That would amount to 3.7 million of the 73.7 million vaccines that have been
‘Significant milestone:’ COVID vaccine plans for children roll out across the country
Parents were learning Monday how soon their younger children could get an appointment for a COVID-19 shot as shipments of the pediatric Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine made their way across the country. Ontario parents heard they could start making appointment...
Harris announces $1.5B investment in health care workforce
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris announced Monday that the Biden administration is investing $1.5 billion from the coronavirus aid package to address the health care worker shortage in underserved communities.
EU considers booster doses of J&J’s COVID-19 vaccine
AMSTERDAM (AP) — The European Medicines Agency says it is evaluating whether to authorize booster doses of Johnson & Johnson's single-shot COVID-19 vaccine.
Official: More than 90% of fed workers got shots by deadline
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 90% of federal workers received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by Monday's deadline set by President Joe Biden.
