Category Archives: Science
UK to expand COVID vaccine boosters amid omicron fears
LONDON (AP) — Britain is extending its COVID-19 booster vaccine program to millions more people as part of efforts to tackle the spread of the new omicron variant, which is feared to be more contagious and vaccine-resistant.
WHO chief: Omicron shows need for global accord on pandemics
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization on Monday is pushing for an international accord to help prevent and fight future pandemics amid the emergence of a worrying new omicron COVID-19 variant.
Canada confirms five Omicron cases; Ontario investigates two others
TORONTO — Canada logged three more cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant Monday and was investigating other potential infections as hundreds of people who recently travelled back from countries deemed high-risk for the new strain were encouraged to get...
G7 health ministers closely monitoring new Omicron variant of COVID-19
OTTAWA — Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos and his counterparts from other G7 countries agreed Monday to closely monitor and share information about the highly mutated Omicron variant of COVID-19. The new variant emerged in South Africa, coinciding with...
COVID-19 immunization clinics open to B.C. kids ages five to 11 on Monday
VICTORIA — British Columbia's health minister says the government is pleased that so many parents are interested in ensuring their children are vaccinated for COVID-19. Adrian Dix says those who registered their children aged five to 11 should expect ...
Pandemic pressures: Nova Scotia offers pioneering helpline exclusively for men
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia has established what is believed to be Canada's first 24-hour helpline exclusively for men in response to an urgent need that arose as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold. Soon after the province was locked down in March
Fauci fires back at Cruz over COVID claims about Chinese lab
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government’s top infectious diseases expert, blasted Sen. Ted Cruz for suggesting that Fauci be investigated for statements he made about COVID-19 and said the criticism by the Texas Republican was an attack on
Omicron response should focus on global vaccine equity, not travel bans: scientists
As Canada confirms its first cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, scientists say banning travellers from southern African countries in an effort to curb its importation is wishful thinking that could do more harm than good. Public health officials in...
Thousands protest coronavirus restrictions in Czech capital
PRAGUE (AP) — Thousands rallied in the Czech capital of Prague on Sunday to protest the government’s restrictive measures to tackle a record surge of coronavirus infections.
Dutch impose new tighter lockdown amid spiking infections
AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Netherlands moved into a tougher lockdown Sunday that was announced amid spiking infections even before the country recorded its first confirmed cases of the new, more highly transmissible omicron virus variant.
