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- 10/17/2021
Pfizer officially requests Health Canada approval for kids' COVID-19 shot
The doses are about one-third the size given to adults and teens age 12 and up. - 10/17/2021
Saskatchewan to send six COVID-19 patients to Ontario for intensive care
Scott Livingstone, the health authority's CEO, says in a statement that he recognizes moving patients out of the province is stressful for the families involved. - 10/17/2021
Where are the rapid tests? Governments aren't harnessing the preventative power of this tool say some doctors
An emergency room physician in Toronto, Dr. Kashif Pirzada started lobbying colleagues and the federal and Ontario provincial governments to bring rapid testing to schools, a year ago. - 10/14/2021
Nursing externship program at South Bruce-Grey Health Centre a success
The goals of the externship program, she said were that the program be sustainable, that it further opportunities to develop rural nursing, and that it enhance recruitment and retention. - 10/14/2021
POLL: Do you charge no-show fees?
With more virtual visits, some doctors say their patients aren't showing up to appointments. Are no-show fees a good way to discourage this behaviour? - 10/14/2021
Transplant programs reviewing policy on recipients being vaccinated against COVID-19
Transplant centres in Western Canada have stopped short of requiring organ recipients to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, but they say conversations about such a policy are ongoing. - 10/14/2021
Maryland community pharmacist allegedly killed by brother upset over COVID vaccines
The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy expressed its condolences to the family of Maryland community pharmacist Brian Robinette. - 10/14/2021
Nova Scotia to cover the cost of cystic fibrosis drug Trikafta
Last month, Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan announced they would pay for the drug, which costs roughly $300,000 a year per patient.