Category Archives: Health
Hawaii says water in Pearl Harbor homes is safe to drink
HONOLULU (AP) — The Hawaii Department of Health said Friday that the tap water in all residential areas served by the Navy's Pearl Harbor water system is safe to drink, more than three months after a petroleum leak from a
Nova Scotia to keep school mask mandate in place until mid-April
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia will keep its mask mandate in place for public schools as it drops the requirement for most other public spaces on Monday. Officials announced the change Friday, saying it’s in response to advice from a pediatric advisory
‘Maddening, heartbreaking’: Alberta records deadliest year for drug overdoses in 2021
Alberta recorded its deadliest year on record for drug overdoses with more than 1,700 deaths in 2021. The province released data late Thursday showing 176 people died in both November and December, bringing the yearly total to 1,758. Not only did both
NACI recommends kids get Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, calls Moderna suitable alternative
OTTAWA — The National Advisory Committee on Immunization has released new guidelines that favour giving kids a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine over the newly approved Moderna version. Health Canada approved Moderna's pediatric COVID-19 vaccine for kid...
Italy marks 2nd anniversary of haunting COVID-19 milestone
ROME (AP) — Italy on Friday marked the second anniversary of a tragic milestone of the coronavirus pandemic: the day when a convoy of army trucks had to transport the dead out of hard-hit Bergamo because the city’s cemeteries and
German lawmakers vote to abolish most pandemic restrictions
BERLIN (AP) — German lawmakers voted Friday to abolish most of the country's coronavirus pandemic restrictions despite a surge in infections, with almost 300,000 new daily cases reported.
Two years in, no moving on from COVID-19 for Canada’s exhausted health-care workers
MONTREAL — COVID-19 cases continue to roll into the two Toronto-area hospitals where Eram Chhogala works as a trauma nurse. The numbers have dwindled to a stream instead of a wave, but each is a reminder of what the disease
The AP Interview: Health chief warns of COVID funds shortage
WASHINGTON (AP) — With the nation yearning for a new normal after its long struggle with the coronavirus, U.S. Health Secretary Xavier Becerra warned Thursday that vaccines, tests and treatments will be “stuck on the ground” unless Congress provides th...
China weighs exit from ‘zero COVID’ and the risks involved
BEIJING (AP) — Even as authorities lock down cities in China's worst outbreak in two years, they are looking for an exit from what has been a successful but onerous COVID-19 prevention strategy.
Moderna seeks FDA authorization for 4th dose of COVID shot
WASHINGTON (AP) — Drugmaker Moderna asked the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday to authorize a fourth shot of its COVID-19 vaccine as a booster dose for all adults.
