Category Archives: Science
Saskatchewan activates emergency operations centre to lead COVID-19 response
REGINA — Saskatchewan says it has activated its emergency operations centre so it can redeploy more health-care workers to hospitals that are dealing with the COVID-19 crisis. Premier Scott Moe said Thursday that finding additional front-line workers i...
What to expect as US weighs COVID shots for younger kids
The Food and Drug Administration is considering whether to allow COVID-19 vaccinations in children ages 5 to 11 — using kid-sized doses.
Hungary offers to care for Romanian COVID-19 patients
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Hungary has offered neighboring Romania help in caring for coronavirus patients as the country faces an alarming surge of COVID-19 cases and a shortage of intensive care beds — pushing its health care system to the
‘Reinforcements on the way’: Quebec attracts 1,000 full-time nurses after bonus offer
MONTREAL — Quebec's health system has welcomed more than 1,000 full-time nurses since the government offered one-time bonuses of up to $18,000 to help fill critical labour shortages in the network during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 700 p...
Ontario says kids can trick-or-treat this Halloween, with some precautions
TORONTO — Trick-or-treating is back this year — just not too loudly. Last year, the province recommended kids in the COVID-19 hot spots of Toronto, Ottawa, Peel and York regions not go trick-or-treating, but this year, Ontario's top doctor says childre...
Pfizer to seek approval for its vaccine for kids as young as five in about a week
OTTAWA — The first COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 12 could be in front of Health Canada's review team in just days, and Pfizer expects to start shipping a new pediatric formulation of its vaccine shortly after it gets the
Microsoft: Russia behind 58% of detected state-backed hacks
BOSTON (AP) — Russia accounted for most state-sponsored hacking detected by Microsoft over the past year, with a 58% share, mostly targeting government agencies and think tanks in the United States, followed by Ukraine, Britain and European NATO member...
Russia hits a new record for COVID-19 infections this year
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s daily coronavirus infections soared Thursday to their highest level so far this year, as authorities have struggled to control a surge in new cases amid a slow pace in vaccinations and with few restrictions in place.
Biden, a convert to vaccine mandates, champions compliance
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Il. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday championed COVID-19 vaccination requirements, determined that the roughly 67 million unvaccinated American adults must get the shot even as he acknowledged that mandates weren't his “first i...
Ontario’s top doctor to release guidance for Thanksgiving, Halloween
TORONTO — Ontario's chief medical officer of health is set to release his advice today for safely celebrating Thanksgiving and Halloween. Earlier this week, Dr. Kieran Moore did touch on some of his recommendations for Thanksgiving, saying celebrating ...
