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"The standard of care that we're able to provide patients is not what I would expect and is approaching a level of danger and this weekend, I think, crossed over into collapse." Read the full story here: cbc.ca/1.6580656 @bkives
With newer, more targeted vaccines rolling out, what is Canada doing with its original vaccines? Some experts are concerned this latest stage of vaccine rollout could mean more vaccines are wasted as demand from other countries dwindles. cbc.ca/1.6576365 @StephSDubois
Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine for kids under five has been approved by Health Canada. cbc.ca/1.6577568
Juul has agreed to pay nearly $440 million to settle a two-year investigation by 33 U.S. states into the marketing of its high-nicotine vaping products. cbc.ca/news/health/ju…
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Health Canada authorizes Moderna's bivalent COVID-19 booster, which targets the Omicron variant, for use in people aged 18 and older.
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#BREAKING: Health Canada will announce Thursday that it has approved a vaccine to fight the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 coronavirus, sources tell Radio-Canada and CBC News. cbc.ca/1.6568662
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BREAKING: @GovCanHealth is set to announce it has approved Moderna's bivalent #COVID19 vaccine, which targets both the original virus and the Omicron variant, sources confirmed to @CBCNews & @CBCRadioCanada. Briefing will be held tomorrow. More: cbc.ca/news/politics/…
BREAKING: Health Canada set to announce approval of Moderna vaccine for Omicron variant, according to sources. cbc.ca/1.6568662
Canada's "sustained, downward trend" of monkeypox cases is "encouraging" to see, the head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday. cbc.ca/news/health/ca…
A long-anticipated three-digit suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline will come online in Canada in late 2023, the CRTC said Wednesday. cbc.ca/news/politics/…
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized COVID-19 booster doses that target today's most common Omicron strain. Shots could begin within days. The hope is that the modified boosters will blunt another winter surge.
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Researchers say alcohol can cause at least seven types of cancer. cbc.ca/1.6565723
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Ontario's COVID-19 Science Advisory Table, a key group of experts in the province's response to the ongoing pandemic, confirmed Friday that it will be dissolved early next month. cbc.ca/news/canada/to…
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Students returning to campuses are facing a grab bag of measures to control the spread of COVID-19, depending on the college or university they attend. cbc.ca/1.6560643
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Advocates are gearing up for legal battles against Ontario's plan to move elderly and chronically ill patients out of hospitals and into long-term care homes. Lawyers are warning the proposed change is a breach of patients' human rights. cbc.ca/1.6562413
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Moderna has launched a patent infringement suit against Pfizer and its partner BioNTech over the development of their COVID-19 vaccine, alleging they copied technology that Moderna developed years before the pandemic. More to come.
Toronto Public Health is reporting a meningococcal disease outbreak in the city that has left one person dead. cbc.ca/news/canada/to…
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