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- 4/29/2022
Moderna seeks Health Canada approval for COVID-19 vaccine for kids under six
Moderna Canada President Patricia Gauthier said Friday the company sent an application to the Canadian vaccine regulator late Thursday for a vaccine to protect children between six months and five years old. - 4/28/2022
Moderna prepares to seek Health Canada COVID-19 vaccine approval for kids under 6
To date, Health Canada has only approved mRNA COVID-19 vaccines for children over the age of five. - 4/28/2022
Canadian Blood Services to end 'blood ban,' bring in behaviour based screening
No later than Sept. 30, potential donors will be asked if they have had new or multiple sexual partners in the last three months, no matter their gender or sexual orientation. - 4/28/2022
Filling the gaps: Why Canada still needs a public dental health plan despite decades of medicare
Over 10% of Canadians live with pain in their mouth. People visit emergency rooms for care that could be better delivered in a dental office. Canadians lose teeth that could have been saved, which makes it hard to eat nutritiously and can make it more difficult to find work. - 4/28/2022
Liberals plan committee to review secret lab documents—with or without Tories
Government House leader Mark Holland said Wednesday the NDP has agreed to the idea, and he hopes the Tories and Bloc Quebecois will also participate. - 4/28/2022
Link between Epstein-Barr virus and multiple sclerosis is a crucial discovery for people living with MS
In a study published in the journal Science, researchers found that Epstein Barr virus (EBV)—the virus that causes mononucleosis—is also an environmental trigger for MS. EBV is common, with more than 95% of people being infected during their lifetime. - 4/28/2022
The (not so Full Monty) python
The case of the second spine: Dr. Ian Hammond recalls a memorable encounter in his radiology practice some years ago. - 4/28/2022
Moderna's promised vaccine production facility to be built in Montreal area
A source with knowledge of the announcement confirms the deal, which comes almost nine months after Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel signed an agreement with the Canadian government to bring such a factory to Canada. - 4/27/2022
Health Canada decommissioning its Office of Controlled Substances fax line
The fax line has been out of service since April 5, 2022. - 4/27/2022
How do different provinces stack up on walk-in clinic wait times?
Different municipalities within the various provinces boasted wildly different waits.