Category Archives: Health
After the election, should Ottawa be making a bigger fuss about Canada-U.S. border?
WASHINGTON — With the federal election in the books and the United States clearly in no hurry to reopen the Canada-U.S. border, experts say the federal Liberal government should think about rebooting the way it deals with the country's largest
Prince Edward Island to impose COVID-19 vaccine passport starting Oct. 5
CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island will impose a vaccination passport system starting Oct. 5 to help control the spread of COVID-19, Premier Dennis King said Tuesday. Residents will be required to show proof of vaccination to access most places where...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro rebuffs criticism on pandemic, Amazon
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro issued a strident defense of his administration at the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday, rebuffing criticism of its handling of the pandemic and touting recent data indicating less Amazon deforest...
Quebec mulls law prohibiting anti-vaccine protests outside schools and hospitals
MONTREAL — Premier François Legault said Tuesday his government is looking at what it can do to stop people from protesting COVID-19 health orders outside the province's schools and hospitals. Legault said his government will "use whatever is necessary...
German officials fear anti-mask radicalization after killing
BERLIN (AP) — Senior politicians in Germany expressed shock over the weekend killing of a young gas station clerk who asked a customer to wear a face mask, and they warned Tuesday against the radicalization of people who oppose the
Ontario businesses hope for smooth rollout of vaccine certificate system
TORONTO — Businesses in Ontario were making final preparations Tuesday for the implementation of the province's vaccine certificate system, saying they were uncertain how it would be received but hopeful it would roll out smoothly. Patrons at dine-in ...
Biden bets on rapid COVID tests but they can be hard to find
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is betting on millions more rapid, at-home tests to help curb the latest deadly wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, which is overloading hospitals and threatening to shutter classrooms around the country.
The Latest: California virus spread lower than other states
LOS ANGELES — California is seeing lower coronavirus transmission than other U.S. states as virus cases and hospitalizations for COVID-19 decline following a summer surge.
Thai campaign to vaccinate schoolchildren makes progress
BANGKOK (AP) — Health officials in the Thai capital made headway Tuesday in their effort to vaccinate children against the coronavirus, giving shots of the Pfizer vaccine to students aged 12 to 18 with underlying diseases.
Down syndrome issue at center of Missouri abortion law case
A federal appeals court is deciding the fate of a Missouri law that puts sweeping restrictions on abortions, and a focal point of oral arguments on Tuesday was a provision prohibiting abortions based solely on a Down syndrome diagnosis.
