Henry said she anticipates that Health Canada will be issuing recommendations on the use of COVID-19 vaccine for children five to 11 years old soon, and that she expects there will be enough doses for more than 300,000 kids in that age range. If approved, she said she expects kids...
Paramedics prepare to transfer a person from an ambulance into a hospital in Montreal, Tuesday, December 29, 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada and around the world. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says Canada is in “a very d...
"It's mind blowing," added the doctor. "I can't believe that we have lost a million people." Varon has been counting the days since his COVID-19 unit began treating patients and posting photographs of the number to his social media accounts. That number now stands at over 780. COVID...
Health officials sequence between five and 10 per cent of positive COVID-19 samples across Canada, said Natalie Prystajecky, head of the environmental microbiology program at the B.C. Centre for Disease Control’s public health lab and a member of the Canadian COVID-19 Genomics Network. Main...
British Columbia’s top doctor has extended an order requiring students living in post-secondary residences to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and show proof. A statement from the Health Ministry says the order by provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry helps reduce transmission in...
Ontario has seen more than 100 new cases of COVID-19 per day for five days in a row now, sparking some concern about a second wave as back-to-school …
“The medical models, in my recommendation, must be expanded. They must be more of a holistic integrated care model, where you can have…expanded access to different medications that meets people’s needs alongside treatment medications.”
“People who are already vulnerable for different reasons can become more vulnerable to COVID-19. That’s why having accurate pictures of how people are being affected by this, and therefore how we can and should help them, is going to be really important going forward.” ...
“The things we do today will prevent that next generation of cases,” she said during a COVID-19 briefing. “We’re looking to be in a rough ride for the next few days and those people who have had close contact with somebody who has been ill — we need to stay...
Manitoba is reporting 143 new COVID-19 cases and two additional deaths. It has the second-highest infection rate among the provinces. The government has also announced that anyone over 18 is now eligible for a third vaccine booster, as long as six months have passed since the second dose....