Category Archives: Health
Disappointment and resignation as Quebec drops health worker vaccine mandate
MONTREAL — Members of the medical community expressed disappointment and resignation on Thursday after the Quebec government cancelled its vaccine mandate for health-care workers, with some saying the decision is a symptom of wider problems in the syst...
Quebec reports 588 COVID-19 cases, no new deaths as hospitalizations drop
MONTREAL — Quebec is reporting 588 new cases of COVID-19 today and no additional deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus. Health officials say COVID-19-related hospitalizations dropped by seven, to 241, after nine people entered hospital and 16 were...
Expert says N.L. cyberattack worst in Canadian history, deserves federal response
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The cyberattack that knocked down Newfoundland and Labrador's health system data centres Saturday is a national security issue and should be treated as such by Ottawa, security experts say. David Shipley, chief executive officer of B...
Canadian tourism group urges feds to axe ‘irrational’ border-crossing requirements
OTTAWA — Pricey and "irrational" COVID-19 tests, along with "discriminatory" quarantine policies for kids, are making it difficult for families to travel even when all adults are fully vaccinated, according to members of the Canadian Travel and Tourism...
Key takeaways as US sets Jan. 4 vaccine mandate deadline
Millions of U.S. workers now have a Jan 4. deadline to get a COVID vaccine. The federal government on Thursday announced
Spiraling infections grip low-vaccination parts of Europe
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Central and Eastern Europe grappled with spiraling coronavirus cases on Thursday with several countries hitting new daily records in the regions, which have lower vaccination rates than the rest of the continent.
US mandates vaccines or tests for big companies by Jan. 4
Tens of millions of Americans who work at companies with 100 or more employees will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan. 4 or get tested for the virus weekly under government rules issued Thursday.
Russia sets another COVID-19 daily death record with 1,195
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has set another record for daily coronavirus deaths as it struggles through a long surge of infections that has prompted restrictions throughout the country.
UK authorizes Merck antiviral pill, 1st shown to treat COVID
LONDON (AP) — Britain granted conditional authorization on Thursday to the first pill shown to successfully treat COVID-19 so far. It also is the first country to OK the treatment from drugmaker Merck, although it wasn't immediately clear how quickly
Germany reports record number of new coronavirus cases
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's disease control agency on Thursday reported the highest number of new coronavirus infections since the outbreak of the pandemic.
