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Pfizer said Thursday it wants to expand its COVID-19 booster shots to healthy elementary-aged kids. U.S. health authorities already urge everyone 12 and older to get one booster dose for …
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BEIJING — Anti-virus controls that have shut down some of China’s biggest cities and fueled public irritation are spreading as infections rise, hurting a weak economy and prompting warnings of …
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There are few COVID-19 public health measures in place across Canada for this weekend’s Easter and Passover celebrations for the first time since the spring of 2020. But some religious …
Read MoreA trio of studies are suggesting that vaccines already in use to prevent meningitis could also provide some level of protection against untreatable gonorrhea, something that could be key considering …
Read MoreNew research suggests that the transmission of COVID-19 within a household could be more than 50 per cent and that children play a “important” role in its spread through the home. The peer-reviewed …
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More than three months after getting infected with COVID-19 in mid-December, Regan James said he, along with his wife and children, felt the familiar cough, nasal congestion and sense of …
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A 51-year-old Ontario woman with severe sensitivities to chemicals died by medically-assisted suicide after her desperate search for affordable housing free of cigarette smoke and chemical cleaners failed, advocates say. …
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WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it is extending the nationwide mask requirement for public transit for 15 days as it monitors an uptick in COVID-19 cases. The …
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With the rise of the highly transmissible Omicron variant, getting reinfected with COVID-19 appears to be increasingly common. According to Dr. Saqib Shahab, Saskatchewan’s chief medical officer of health, public …
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OTTAWA — Health Canada says almost 1.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines held in a national inventory have expired since January. That includxjmtzywes more than 420,000 doses of Moderna’s vaccine …
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