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- 7/25/2020
Less than 1% of Canadians are believed to have contracted SARS-CoV-2
Canadian Blood Services and Canada's COVID-19 Immunity Working Group have released initial results from the analysis of the first 10,000 samples tested for the presence of antibodies to the disease. However, less than 1% of them contained antibodies. - 7/25/2020
Posting on Quebec's COVID-19 frontline shaped Duvernay-Tardif's decision: agent
Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif's decision to sit out the 2020 NFL season and focus on medicine wasn't an easy one, but his experience on the front lines of Quebec's COVID-19 fight at a long-term care home shaped that decision, his agent said Saturday. The Canadian offensive lineman announced late Friday through social media he wouldn't take part in the upcoming NFL season, becoming the first player to opt out due to the COVID-19 pandemic. - 7/25/2020
Indoor visits to long-term care homes stymied by rules and enforcement
Though Ontario has allowed visitors inside long-term care homes for the better part of a week, Mary Oko is still seeing her mother outdoors. Rules enforced during the visits mean there's little benefit to going inside the home, Oko said, and at least this way her mom gets some sunshine. - 7/23/2020
Doctors proudly post their bikini pictures after study suggests it's 'unprofessional'
The study scanned social media posts of vascular surgeons for 'unprofessional' content, which according to their criteria included posing provocatively in a bathing suit - 7/22/2020
OPA offers pandemic tips and podcasts
- 7/22/2020
Less flu, more vaccinations in Southern Hemisphere
Countries in the Southern Hemisphere are reporting fewer cases of influenza this year; however, reporting agencies suggest that results be interpreted with caution - 7/22/2020
Updates to NACI’s statement for flu vaccines
Updates are coming for Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) Statement on Seasonal Influenza Vaccine for 2020-21