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- 2/10/2022
Ontario premier declares state of emergency in response to protests
Doug Ford says fines for non-compliance will be up to $100,000 and up to a year imprisonment. - 2/10/2022
Everything on table to end illegal protests but threat of violence a concern: Trudeau
Trudeau says the people still illegally blocking streets in Ottawa and border crossings to the United States must go home or face increasingly severe consequences that could ruin their lives. - 2/10/2022
Manitoba to lift mask mandates, COVID-19 vaccine passports in March
As of next week, the entire province will move to yellow status in its pandemic response plan. Capacity limits are to end Tuesday at indoor venues, including restaurants, casinos, museums and sporting events. - 2/10/2022
Ode to my colleagues
Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Dalhia Chiche-More, knows that one day this will all be over but she wonders if medicine will ever be the same again? - 2/10/2022
Novavax says protein vaccine works for kids as young as 12
Its shots have been cleared for use in adults by regulators in Britain, Europe and elsewhere and by the World Health Organization, and are under review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. - 2/9/2022
Young Leader in Pharmacy Brian Cicali: "...one does not get into healthcare with personal gain in mind."
I believe one does not get into healthcare with personal gain in mind, as the most important aspect/goal of pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences is to help others who are sick or suffering. - 2/9/2022
Do FPs cause delays in other specialists’ wait time?
Wait times for specialists are long for many reasons and unnecessary referrals from family doctors are one of these reasons, says Dr. Jabir Jassam. - 2/9/2022
Northern Ontario School of Medicine receives 'ground breaking' donation
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine received a $1 million donation from the Slaight Family Foundation to support 40 BIPOC women medical students who live in Northern Ontario. - 2/9/2022
French HIV discoverer Luc Montagnier has died at 89
Montagnier died Tuesday at the American Hospital of Paris in Neuilly-sur-Seine, a western suburb of the capital, the area's city hall said. No other details have been released.