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- 6/28/2020
Tips to help address the public health challenge created by vaccine hesitancy
International Coalition of Medicines Regulatory Authorities issues guidance documents for healthcare professionals and the public - 6/28/2020
Windsor health unit asks for help as more farm workers contract COVID-19
More than 180 workers in the sector tested positive over the weekend - 6/28/2020
OPA announces new initiatives at first-ever virtual annual general meeting
The OPA announced the formation of a new diversity task force and consultations to develop its next three-year plan - 6/28/2020
Five more test positive in COVID-19 outbreak tied to Kingston, Ont., nail salons
Five more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in an outbreak related to a nail salon in Kingston, Ont., including an employee at another salon. The Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Public Health unit said on Monday that a total of 27 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus are linked to Binh's Nail and Spa. - 6/27/2020
Canada commits $300M to global COVID-19 fight but PM urged to spend $1.5 billion
Canada contributed $300 million on Saturday towards the international fight against COVID-19, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined fellow leaders, activists and philanthropists in calling for a vaccine to be distributed to the world's neediest people. Trudeau announced the new funds in another virtual international fundraiser—this one sponsored by an organization, Global Citizen, that raised almost $9.5 billion in pledges. - 6/27/2020
Canada's mistakes during the pandemic
- 6/25/2020
Past presidents call on Canadian Psychiatry Association to withdraw position statement on MAiD
In a 2016 survey, just 30% of CPA members supported MAiD for mental illness and the authors of the letter contend members weren't consulted on the statement