Category Archives: Health
Rising numbers of Ecuadorians hurt by pandemic head to US
NEW YORK (AP) — It took just a few days for Monica Muquinche to reach New York after leaving Ecuador’s Andean highlands with her 10-year-old son.
Quebec coroner to probe death of Mexican boxer Jeanette Zacarias Zapata
MONTREAL — Quebec's public security minister says a coroner will investigate after Mexican boxer Jeanette Zacarias Zapata died following a bout last weekend in Montreal. Geneviève Guilbault offered her condolences to the family of Zapata, 18, who died ...
Doctors groups speak out against anti-vaccine protests
TORONTO — Ontario doctors have been harassed by anti-vaccine protesters and the aggression is taking a toll, three prominent medical groups said Friday. The Canadian Medical Association, Ontario Medical Association and Ontario Hospital Association sai...
South Africa to encourage vaccinations, but not force them
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says his government will encourage people to get COVID-19 vaccinations but will not force them.
UN: Brief gains in air quality in 2020 over COVID lockdowns
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. weather agency says the world — and especially urban areas — experienced a brief, sharp drop in emissions of air pollutants last year amid lockdown measures and related travel restrictions put in place over the
EU, AstraZeneca reach deal to end vaccine delivery dispute
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union and drugmaker AstraZeneca said Friday that they reached a deal to end a damaging legal battle over the slow pace of deliveries of the company’s COVID-19 vaccines.
Trudeau targeted over pandemic election call as health agency warns of rising cases
OTTAWA — Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau found himself the target of his political opponents over the timing of an election call during the fourth wave of COVID-19, as new modelling suggests the country is headed for a difficult fall. Trudeau triggered
Poll: majority of Canadians favour vaccine passport for non-essential places
A new poll suggests eight out of 10 Canadians backed the notion of a COVID-19 vaccine passport in the days leading up to this week's rollout of a certificate system in Quebec and news that Ontario would soon follow suit.
Doctors frustrated with ‘selfishness’ of unvaccinated people, protesters
Some doctors and nurses are frustrated with large groups of anti-vaccination protesters outside hospitals in cities across the country and say limited health-care resources are being used to save the lives of those who decided not to protect themselves...
Vaccine passports come into effect in Manitoba ahead of more public health measures
WINNIPEG — Vaccine passports come into effect in Manitoba today as the province strengthens its public health measures to fend off a fourth wave. Proof of COVID-19 vaccination is now required to enter a range of venues and businesses, including restau...
