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The Canadian Mental Health Association poll indicates 24% of respondents have sought help for mental health challenges, compared to 17% last winter and 9% almost two years ago.

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A shipment of 1.1 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Rwanda on Saturday included the billionth dose supplied via the COVAX program, the U.N. health agency said.

That means the annual cost for a person of average weight will amount to $28,200.

Costs were driven by an increase in drug prices, as well as dispensing costs.

According to provisional data, approximately 19,488 more Canadians died between March 2020 and July 2021 than would have been expected.

The number of Canadian physicians rose in 2020, and so did their pay.