Category Archives: Health
New Brunswick reports 60 new COVID-19 cases and one more death linked to virus
FREDERICTON — Health officials in New Brunswick are reporting 60 new cases of COVID-19 today and one more death attributed to the novel coronavirus. Officials say a person in their 50s from the Moncton area is the 119th person to
Child vaccinations begin in California with toys and gifts
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Scavenger hunts and blow-up animals greeted children at some of California’s vaccination sites Wednesday as children aged 5 to 11 got their first COVID-19 shots a day after the federal government approved kid-size doses of
Ford says no to mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy for hospital workers
TORONTO — Ontario won't mandate COVID-19 vaccines for hospital workers despite support from experts and stakeholders, prompting calls for the government to make public the local evidence it based the decision on. Premier Doug Ford pointed to news from...
Judge grants request to expand medication abortion providers
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A state court judge has granted a request to allow advanced practice clinicians in Alaska to provide medication abortion while an underlying legal case proceeds.
All Indigenous people eligible for third COVID-19 vaccine dose in Manitoba
WINNIPEG — The province of Manitoba has expanded eligibility for a third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine to all First Nations, Métis and Inuit people as well as to anyone over 70. Dr.Marcia Anderson, who leads the First Nations pandemic team,
Ontario commits to keep funding for-profit long-term care despite pandemic findings
TORONTO — It’s been over a year since Cathy Parkes’ father died from COVID-19, but she’s still paying close attention to inspection reports for the long-term care home where he breathed his last breath. Her father was one of 70 residents
N.L. reports one case of COVID-19, cyberattack hampers test scheduling and reporting
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting one new case of COVID-19 as officials grapple with a cyberattack on the health-care network. The province's chief medical officer of health says the case announced today involves a person under ...
Quebec backtracks on mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for health-care workers
MONTREAL — The Quebec government was forced to backtrack Wednesday on its vaccine mandate for health-care workers, saying the loss of unvaccinated employees would have a devastating effect on the system. Following through on a threat to suspend unvacc...
Ukrainians protest against vaccination as COVID cases soar
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — More than a thousand people blocked several streets in the center of the Ukrainian capital Wednesday, protesting against COVID-19 vaccine certificates and state-imposed restrictions aimed at halting the spread of the coronavirus. ...
Health Canada reviewing AstraZeneca antibody drug to prevent symptomatic COVID-19
OTTAWA — AstraZeneca has asked Health Canada to review a new long-acting antibody combination that could be used to prevent symptomatic COVID-19. If approved, it would be the first antibody protection of its kind in Canada. The company says its clinica...
