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- 2/1/2022
A patient's thanks. Pharmacist Brian Mok gives it his best shot
Today, we often think of a "booster" as an enthusiastic sports or community supporter. But Leaside, a town in Ontario like many others in Canada, has its very own health booster, who is busy these days dispensing Covid booster shots (and more) to the locals. - 2/1/2022
Case of eastern Ontario doctor charged with murder adjourned to late February
Dr. Brian Nadler is accused of killing 89-year-old Albert Poidinger at the Hawkesbury and District General Hospital last year. - 2/1/2022
New turning point? More countries easing COVID restrictions
Omicron, the Geneva-based World Health Organization says, has fueled more cases—90 million—in the world over the last 10 weeks than during all of 2020, the outbreak's first full year. - 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. - 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. - 1/30/2022
Study: Those with disabilities had longer COVID hospital stays, high readmission rate
Sandi Bell knows how difficult it can be for someone with a disability to book a vaccine appointment through an online portal, or feel confident they'll have a ride home from the clinic afterwards. - 1/30/2022
Omicron amps up concerns about long COVID and its causes
More than a third of COVID-19 survivors by some estimates will develop such lingering problems.