Federal ministers, including the prime minister, have said they want to speed up an end to the gay blood ban, and Health Canada is expected to respond to the blood-service recommendation by the spring.
New Zealand is proposing a unique approach to stopping smoking. With legislation, which would come into effect in 2027, anyone born after 2008 will not be able to buy cigarettes in their lifetimes.
While the findings released Tuesday are preliminary and have not been peer-reviewed, they line up with other early data about omicron's behavior, including that it seems to be more easily transmitted.
In this recorded webinar, held live Dec. 9, 2021, pharmacists Pavithra Ravi and Carlene Oleksyn provide a deeper understanding of why and how pharmacists can play a vital role in shingles vaccination.
Tuesday marks the one-year anniversary of the first COVID-19 vaccines administered in Canada, a milestone that offered hope for a new year after a dismal 2020.
