Category Archives: Health
Largest colleges push student vaccines with mandates, prizes
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — As a new semester begins amid a resurgence of the coronavirus, 26 of the 50 largest public university campuses in the U.S. are not mandating that students be vaccinated, according to an analysis by The Associated
Alaska’s largest hospital implements crisis care standards
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Overwhelmed by a surge in COVID-19 patients, Alaska’s largest hospital on Tuesday implemented crisis standards of care, prioritizing resources and treatments to those patients who have the potential to benefit the most.
Daily COVID-19 cases surpass 500 for the first time in Saskatchewan
REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says his government remains concerned about significant pressures on health care as the province reported 506 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday for the first time in the pandemic. It was the second consecutive day the p...
B.C. offers incentives like child care to recruit and retain health-care workers
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is offering nurses and other health-care professionals incentives like child care and support for housing and travel as part of a recruitment drive in the northern region. Health Minister Adrian Dix said the a...
Florida gov defends the right to choose whether to vaccinate
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday that people who decide not to get a COVID-19 vaccine might be making the wrong choice, but defended their right to make that choice.
Health officials report three new cases of COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island
CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island health officials are reporting three new cases of COVID-19 today. Two new cases involve students under the age of 19 at Stratford Elementary School who are close contacts of a previously reported infection. The thi...
Indigenous youth in New Brunswick need more mental health support: report
FREDERICTON — A report on youth suicide prevention in New Brunswick Indigenous communities is calling for provincial legislation that would recognize and support Indigenous languages and for more mental health funding. The report released Tuesday calle...
Calgary firm advances new trial, manufacturing of mRNA vaccine for COVID-19
OTTAWA — Calgary-based Providence Therapeutics says it has signed two contracts to have its developmental mRNA vaccine for COVID-19 manufactured in Canada. The company says it has signed a $90-million, five-year contract with Emergent Biosolutions to m...
New Brunswick health officials urge vaccination as they report 35 new COVID-19 cases
FREDERICTON — Health officials in New Brunswick are reporting 35 new cases of COVID-19 in the province today and say 30 of the cases involve people who are not fully vaccinated. There are now 244 active cases of COVID-19 in the
Judge blocks medical worker vaccine mandate in NY state
UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — A federal judge temporarily blocked the state of New York on Tuesday from forcing medical workers to be vaccinated after a group of health care workers sued, saying their Constitutional rights were violated because the state's
