Category Archives: Health
The Latest: Germany hunts down possible fraud in virus tests
BERLIN — The German government is following up on media reports that coronavirus test centers across the country have overbilled authorities for the number of tests taken.
UK PM Boris Johnson marries fiancee in private ceremony
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has married his fiancée, Carrie Symonds, in a small private ceremony that came at the end of a tumultuous week during which a former top aide said he was unfit for office.
New Zealand hosts Australia PM in 1st meeting since outbreak
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — Growing friction with China and how to reopen borders after the pandemic will likely be among the topics discussed by the leaders of Australia and New Zealand in their first face-to-face meeting since the coronavirus
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on May 30, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Sunday May 30, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 346,320 new vaccinations administered for a total of 23,156,259 doses given. Nationwide, 1,948,469 people or 5.1 pe...
Ontario to replace Dr. David Williams as chief medical officer: media reports
TORONTO — Media reports say Ontario is replacing its chief medical officer of health more than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic. Multiple anonymous sources told the Toronto Star that Dr. Kieran Moore will replace Dr. David Williams as the province's
Special House election measures political pulse after Trump
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A special congressional election is checking the political pulse of politics across the Albuquerque metro area and a few outlying rural communities in one of the few House campaigns since President Joe Biden took office.
More states ease lingering virus rules as vaccine rates rise
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Just in time for Memorial Day weekend, more U.S. cities and states are shrugging off lingering COVID-19 restrictions as vaccination rates rise and the number of infections falls.
Health Canada extends expiry of thousands of AstraZeneca shots by an additional month
TORONTO — Health Canada extended the expiry date of tens of thousands of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses by one month on Saturday, easing pressure on Canadians scrambling to get a second shot before the jabs went to waste. That was most
Partiers protest Belgium virus rules; medics demand support
BRUSSELS (AP) — Thousands of protesters angry at pandemic-related restrictions marched to European Union headquarters in Brussels on Saturday and had minor tussles with police over their unauthorized gathering.
White House asks court to dismiss lawsuit over drug imports
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Biden administration is urging a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit that could stand in the way of Florida and other states importing prescription drugs from Canada.