Category Archives: Science
New Orleans drops mask mandate as coronavirus numbers fall
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans is largely ending a mandate requiring residents and visitors wear masks indoors as infections of the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus continue to fall, the city's mayor announced Wednesday.
Judge won’t stop vaccine mandate for NYC cops, other workers
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge on Wednesday refused to pause a vaccine mandate set to take effect Friday for the city’s municipal workforce, denying a police union’s request for a temporarily restraining order.
Republican attorneys general criticize Biden vaccine order
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Twenty-one Republican state attorneys general sent a letter to President Joe Biden on Wednesday saying they think his COVID-19 vaccination mandate for federal contractors “stands on shaky legal ground," is confusing to contractors...
Health officials in Prince Edward Island report two new COVID-19 cases Wednesday.
CHARLOTTETOWN — Health officials in Prince Edward Island are reporting two new cases of COVID-19 in the province today. The individuals are both in their 40s with a history of travel outside P.E.I. Contact tracing is complete, and the individuals a...
FDA sets stronger safety warnings for breast implants
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators on Wednesday finalized stronger warnings for breast implants, including a new requirement that people receive detailed information about their potential risks and complications before getting them.
Bill would remove ‘conscience’ as basis for refusing vaccine
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois law has for more than four decades protected those who oppose providing or receiving medical treatment because of their religious beliefs. Now Democrats want an exception to allow repercussions for those who refuse vac...
Ransomware gang says it targeted National Rifle Association
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A ransomware gang believed to operate out of Russia says it hacked the National Rifle Association, the most powerful gun-rights group in the United States.
Manitoba extends third-dose vaccine coverage, sees wide public-sector uptake
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government has extended its target for third doses of COVID-19 vaccines as it faced another day of rising case counts. The province is now recommending booster shots for residents of seniors homes and other congregate living cen...
New information raises questions about existence of brain syndrome in New Brunswick
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's health minister said Wednesday there are serious questions about whether reports of a mysterious brain disease that has alarmed residents and stumped the province's medical community are substantiated. Dorothy Shephard tol...
B.C.’s highest test positivity rate in Northern region, lowest in Vancouver Coastal
VANCOUVER — British Columbia's health minister is urging caution as COVID-19 numbers stabilize, saying the Northern region had a test positivity rate of 19 per cent on Wednesday compared with a rate of four to five per cent for the
