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- 12/5/2021
Canada to manufacture Merck COVID-19 antivirals if regulator approves
The drug company has invested $19 million to scale up production of its antiviral drug, molnupiravir, at Thermo Fisher Scientific's facility in Whitby, Ont. - 12/5/2021
Supporter of self-declared 'queen of Canada' arrested after alleged threats to healthcare workers
In a truly bizarre case, a woman claiming to be commander-in-chief of Canada is making Youtube videos calling on her supporters to kill medical professionals vaccinating children against COVID-19. - 12/3/2021
What an Ontario academic found researching forced sterilization of Indigenous women for more than a decade
There have historically been more than 1,200 Indigenous people forced to lose their reproduction capabilities, with the vast majority of them women, at Indian Hospitals across Canada, including Camsell Hospital in Edmonton. - 12/2/2021
NACI recommends boosters for people over 50
The advisory group has also strengthened its recommendation for several other groups, and now strongly suggests boosters for people who received a full series of the Oxford-AstraZeneca or Janssen vaccine, those in or from First Nations, Inuit and Metis communities and front-line health workers. - 12/2/2021
Serious health outcomes from mRNA vaccines no different in early vs later post-vaccination: study
Study of 6-million vaccinated individuals looked at 23 possible serious outcomes. - 12/2/2021
Judge won't dismiss 25 murder counts against Ohio doctor
One of the biggest cases of its kind ever brought against a U.S. healthcare professional will proceed toward trial. - 12/2/2021
What new medical tools are B.C.'s first responders getting?
Health Minister Adrian Dix says the province is adding more life-saving intervention skills for paramedics. - 12/2/2021
Study suggests past COVID infection may not fend off Omicron
A research group has been tracking reinfections in South Africa and reported a jump with the arrival of Omicron that they hadn't seen when two previous variants, including the extra-contagious delta variant, moved through the country. - 12/2/2021
Tips on running a financially efficient clinic
You don’t learn how to run a small business in med school–but here are some hacks.