Category Archives: Science
2nd group of states challenges health worker vaccine mandate
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A second set of states has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Biden administration's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers.
Slovakia to restrict the unvaccinated to tame COVID surge
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia is planning new restrictions on unvaccinated people in an effort to tame the latest surge of coronavirus infections that has caused a “critical” situation in the country's hospitals, the prime minister said Tuesday....
Sen. Josée Forest-Niesing home after month in hospital fighting COVID-19
OTTAWA — A senator who contracted COVID-19 despite being double vaccinated has returned home after a month in hospital. However, Sen. Josée Forest-Niesing is facing a potentially lengthy recovery due to a history of lung problems. In a statement from h...
Pfizer asks US officials to OK promising COVID-19 pill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pfizer asked U.S. regulators Tuesday to authorize its experimental pill for COVID-19, setting the stage for a likely launch this winter of a promising treatment that can be taken at home.
Saskatchewan to offer 2,500 doses of one-shot COVID-19 vaccine at clinics
REGINA — The Saskatchewan government says it has received a limited supply of the one-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, which will be available to residents starting Wednesday. The government said it has 2,500 doses to be administered throug...
Report implicates Belarus in anti-NATO cyber campaign
BOSTON (AP) — Cybersecurity researchers say they have uncovered evidence that Belarus is involved in a hybrid hacking/disinformation campaign against Eastern European NATO members since 2016 that aimed to sow discord in the military alliance, steal con...
Health Canada receives submission to approve Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for kids
Health Canada says it has received a submission from Moderna to authorize use of its COVID-19 vaccine for children aged six to 11, the first step toward potentially having two kid-specific jabs approved in the country in the near future. The
Health experts say Quebec should learn from Europe and move quickly on COVID boosters
MONTREAL — The Quebec government's policy on COVID-19 vaccine boosters is soft, contradictory and disconnected, health experts lamented on Tuesday, as residents 80 and up became eligible to book appointments for third doses. Quebec lacks a sense of urg...
Joly, Freeland, Ng and Mendicino to take part in summit with Trudeau in D.C.
WASHINGTON — The "Team Canada" approach that got the federal Liberal government through the raucous renegotiation of NAFTA three years ago will be back on full display this week in the U.S. capital. Four cabinet ministers — two of them in
Spanish regions eye COVID-19 passports amid infection surge
MADRID (AP) — Worried by a rise in COVID-19 infections, some of Spain’s regional governments are asking courts to authorize the introduction of virus passports that can help control the pandemic’s spread.
