Category Archives: Health
Canada in 4th wave, top doc says days ahead of expected election call
OTTAWA — Canada's chief public health officer says the country is now in the midst of a fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Theresa Tam's assessment follows a troubling surge in new cases over the past two weeks that is
Cuomo exit isn’t stopping push for answers on nursing homes
Sexual harassment allegations cost New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo his job. Now, many want to see him answer for a scandal that cut to the heart of his reputation as a pandemic hero and may have had life-and-death consequences —
Nova Scotia health-care system under Liberals ‘complete failure’: Tory leader
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia Tory Leader Tim Houston is calling the province's health-care system a "complete failure" after a Halifax-area man in his 80s waited three hours for an ambulance earlier this week. Houston told reporters today years of inaction fr...
Vaccine passport debate would expose Quebecers to conspiracy theories: Quebec premier
MONTREAL — Quebec opposition parties say the provincial government's refusal to hold a debate in the legislature on its plan to impose a vaccine passport system reflects a larger problem with its use of emergency powers. On Thursday, Quebec Premier Fra...
Corrective to Aug. 10 story on Moderna building a production plant in Canada
OTTAWA — The Canadian Press erroneously reported in a story published Aug. 10 that Sanofi Pasteur's existing vaccine plant in Toronto makes flu vaccine. The new Sanofi expansion being built there will produce the company's flu vaccine but the existing...
Canada to donate 10M unused Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses to poor countries
OTTAWA — Canada is donating all 10 million doses of the single-dose vaccine that it purchased from Johnson & Johnson but won't use to low and middle-income countries. International Development Minister Karina Gould announced the donation through th...
Kentucky Sen. Paul failed to disclose wife’s stock trade
WASHINGTON (AP) — Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul waited more than a year to disclose that his wife purchased stock in a company that makes a COVID-19 treatment, an investment made after Congress was briefed on the threat of the virus
Former Myanmar strongman Than Shwe suffering from COVID-19
BANGKOK (AP) — The former longtime military ruler of Myanmar, Than Shwe, has been diagnosed with COVID-19 and is expected to remain hospitalized for two weeks, an official said Thursday.
Scientists fear UK COVID cases may surge after summer lull
LONDON (AP) — As Britain enjoyed a summertime lull in COVID-19 cases, the nation’s attention turned to the end of pandemic-related restrictions and holidays in the sun.
HHS joins vaccine trend, orders shots for its health workers
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal Health and Human Services Department is requiring employees who provide care or services for patients to get their COVID-19 shots, officials announced Thursday.
