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- 2/1/2022
CMA, activists call on Canada to speed vaccine access globally to stop new variants
Dr. Katharine Smart, the president of the leading association of Canadian medical professionals, says raising the international vaccination rate is the only way to prevent the rise of new COVID-19 variants that are prolonging the pandemic through an endless cycle of lockdowns and serious illness. - 2/1/2022
Could provincial governments mandate children’s COVID-19 vaccinations for school attendance?
On the surface, there are many compelling reasons for mandating pediatric vaccinations for in-school attendance. While children are far less likely to develop serious illness from COVID-19 than adults, the risk is nonetheless greater than for other vaccine preventable diseases for which there are school mandates in some provinces. - 2/1/2022
Marketing and awareness can improve your sales
Although some pharmacists might question the role of upselling in pharmacy, it can not only improve their sales but also enhance their patient care. - 2/1/2022
From veteran to rookie: Dr. Hayley Wickenheiser shares her resident wellness strategies
How life lessons as an Olympic athlete inform Dr. Wickenheiser’s approach to self-care. - 2/1/2022
Long lasting cell treatment cured leukemia patients: doctors
The treatment cured Olson and a second patient, according to the University of Pennsylvania doctors, who said it was the first time the therapy had been studied for so long. - 1/31/2022
'I'm just exhausted': Inside a Toronto hospital during the Omicron wave of COVID-19
The 48-bed ICU on the sixth floor is quiet at the moment. Most of the patients are in induced comas; many are intubated. More than half have COVID-19. - 1/31/2022
Quebec backtracks on taxing unvaccinated to maintain 'social peace'
Finance Minister Eric Girard had prepared a bill to tax Quebecers who refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19 without a medical reason, Legault said, but the legislation will not be tabled. - 1/31/2022
Saskatchewan premier says he will remove vaccine mandate, but won't commit to a date
Premier Scott Moe says Saskatchewan's proof of vaccination against COVID-19 has run its course, but he wouldn't commit Monday to removing the requirement before the public health order expires at the end of the month. - 1/31/2022
Commons ethics committee wants PHAC's plans for cellphone data collection halted over privacy concerns
The House of Commons ethics committee has called for a halt to the Public Health Agency of Canada's plans to collect data from millions of mobile phones as a way to understand travel patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic. - 1/31/2022
Vaccine cake? Prague patisserie celebrates COVID vax effort with vial-shaped desserts
The new sweet treat comes after the popularity of its coronavirus-molecule confection.