Category Archives: Science
California to require COVID-19 vaccines for schoolchildren
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California will become the first U.S. state to require COVID-19 vaccinations for children to attend public and private schools in person in a mandate that could effect millions of students.
Ontario Tory stripped of legislative role for misrepresenting vaccination status
TORONTO — One of Premier Doug Ford's caucus members has been stripped of her parliamentary assistant role for misrepresenting her COVID-19 vaccination status. Government house leader Paul Calandra says in a statement that Lindsey Park will no longer se...
Endangered status proposed for Nevada flower at lithium mine
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Federal wildlife officials proposed endangered species protections Friday for a desert wildflower known to exist only on a remote Nevada ridge where an Australian company plans a lithium mine.
The Latest: 92% of Denver’s municipal employees vaccinated
DENVER — At least 92% of Denver’s municipal employees were vaccinated against COVID-19 as of Friday, a day after the city’s vaccine mandate took effect in a bid to slow the spread of the virus during the fall and winter,
B.C. capital facing shortage of COVID-19 isolation shelter spots for homeless
VICTORIA — The COVID-19 pandemic has made a bad situation worse for the homeless and housing resources in British Columbia's capital, where shelter spaces are scarce for those who test positive for the virus, the province's housing minister says. David...
Anchorage mask mandate debate will extend into next week
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A highly contentious debate over a proposed mask mandate for Alaska’s largest city that has included Holocaust imagery and a gay slur will continue into a fourth session next week.
South Africa launches drive to vaccinate 500,000 in 2 days
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa launched a new COVID-19 vaccination drive Friday and will try to give doses to 500,000 people in two days to reinvigorate a flagging campaign that’s coming up against hesitancy and complacency in
California pushes 1st US vaccine mandate for schoolchildren
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California is poised to impose the nation’s first coronavirus vaccine mandate for schoolchildren, a move announced Friday that could push other states to follow as many did after Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered the first statewide stay-a...
Contagious Delta means more people need to be vaccinated to reach herd immunity
OTTAWA — There's no definitive word on just how many people need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to reach herd immunity but, whatever it is, Canada's top doctor says the highly contagious Delta variant has set the goalpost even farther
COVID-19 cases continue to climb in Atlantic Canada with fourth wave of virus
HALIFAX — The surge in COVID-19 cases is continuing in Atlantic Canada, led by an outbreak in New Brunswick where health officials reported 85 new infections and one virus-related death Friday. Officials confirmed that a person aged over 90 had died
