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- 12/16/2021
U.S. regulators lift in-person restrictions on abortion pill
Prescribers will still need to undergo certification and training. - 12/16/2021
Capacity limits return at Ontario restaurants, retailers as Omicron surges
The province is also limiting outdoor gatherings to 25, and prohibiting food and drink consumption at sports arenas, cinemas and other large venues. - 12/16/2021
Manitoba tightens restrictions to battle Omicron COVID variant
Starting Tuesday, the province says indoor gatherings with vaccinated people will be limited to household members plus 10 others. - 12/15/2021
Nova Scotia spending $1.3 million to expand virtual-care platform to entire province after successful pilot
The free program is delivered through Maple—a Canadian virtual-care platform—with primary care providers from the province. - 12/15/2021
Saskatchewan expands booster shots to more residents to slow spread of Omicron
Premier Scott Moe says all eligible residents over the age of 18 can get their third dose starting Monday. - 12/15/2021
700 Alberta pharmacies to begin distributing free boxes of rapid tests
The tests will be on a first-come, first-served basis. - 12/15/2021
Ontarians scramble to get free rapid antigen tests in provincial holiday test blitz
The mad dash of people flocking to pop-up locations in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area was reminiscent of the early-pandemic hunt for toilet paper. - 12/15/2021
Why a Shoppers pharmacist quit over the issue of symptomatic COVID-19 testing
The pharmacist was especially concerned about using the same area for COVID-19 vaccines as administering tests. - 12/15/2021
Vaccine Readiness Revisited: What Went Well
In December 2020, the Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada (Neighbourhood Pharmacies) collaborated with the Canadian Pharmacists Association (CPhA) on a COVID-19 Vaccine and Pharmacy Readiness Report (“Vaccine Readiness”) outlining the case for the community pharmacy channel to be a key component of COVID-19 vaccine administration across the country, alongside other healthcare providers. - 12/15/2021
Ontario's science table says contacts must be cut in half to avoid 10K cases per day before Christmas
The province is reporting 2,421 new cases today—its highest since mid-May.