Category Archives: Health
Quebec health minister asks for patience after problems with rapid testing in schools
MONTREAL — Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé is asking for more time to roll out rapid COVID-19 testing in the province's elementary schools amid criticism from opposition parties and school administrators. Dubé said Daniel Paré, the head of the pr...
Alberta’s ‘Open For Summer’ plan was premature: chief medical officer of health
Alberta's top doctor says the province's "Open For Summer" plan set the trajectory for a crushing fourth wave of COVID-19, which her predecessor warns is leading to an "acute care system breakdown." Chief medical officer of health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, t...
WHO, partners aim to get Africa 30% of needed doses by Feb
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization and its partners said they hope to provide Africa with about 30% of the COVID-19 vaccines the continent needs by February, badly missing the 60% vaccination coverage goal that African leaders had once
‘Blatant attack’: Panel of UN experts assails ‘regressive’ Texas abortion law
WASHINGTON — A "regressive" abortion ban in Texas has left the United States in violation of international law, and the Supreme Court — the ultimate guardian of the landmark 1973 ruling that makes it legal — is complicit, a United
Yellowknife schools ordered to close for 10 days as COVID-19 cases grow in N.W.T.
YELLOWKNIFE — The top doctor in the Northwest Territories has closed all schools in Yellowknife and surrounding areas after a spike in COVID-19 cases. Schools closed Tuesday — two weeks after students returned to classrooms — and are to stay closed
Census: Relief programs staved off hardship in COVID crash
WASHINGTON (AP) — Massive government relief passed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic moved millions of Americans out of poverty last year, even as the official poverty rate increased slightly, the Census Bureau reported Tuesday.
Nova Scotia delays full reopening until next month after rise in COVID-19 cases
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia is delaying the final phase of its COVID-19 recovery plan until early next month because a fourth wave of the novel coronavirus has hit the province and the rest of the Maritimes. Phase 5 was scheduled to
UK minister: Regulator concern sank deal for Valneva shot
LONDON (AP) — The U.K. government canceled an agreement with French vaccine maker Valneva partly because it was clear the company’s COVID-19 shot wouldn’t be approved by British regulators, the health secretary said Tuesday.
Czech president Zeman, predecessor Klaus hospitalized
PRAGUE (AP) — Czech President Milos Zeman was hospitalized Tuesday while predecessor Vaclav Klaus was undergoing tests at the same hospital.
UK payrolls above pre-pandemic level and job vacancies soar
LONDON (AP) — The number of people on payroll in the U.K. has soared back to levels last seen before the coronavirus pandemic struck a year and a half ago, official figures showed Tuesday in the latest clear signal that
