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Studies that shaped Canada’s breast cancer screening guidelines ‘flawed,’ researchers say
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COVID-19 vaccines should be prioritized for poor before kids, WHO says
The WHO’s interim guidance was issued as more regulatory agencies authorize certain vaccines for use in children, including Canada.
Ontario reports under 600 new COVID-19 cases, 7 more deaths
Of the 591 new cases recorded, 293 were unvaccinated people, 14 were partially vaccinated, 237 were fully vaccinated and for 47 people the vaccination status was unknown.
Germany to pass 100,000 deaths from COVID-19 as virus surges again
Germany is poised to pass the mark of 100,000 deaths from COVID-19 this week, a somber milestone that several of its neighbors crossed months ago but which Western Europe’s most populous nation had hoped to avoid. Discipline, a robust health care system and the rollout of multiple vaccines — one of them homegrown — were…
Hormone therapy could prevent thousands of miscarriages each year in Britain, new NHS guidance says
Pregnant women at risk of miscarrying will be prescribed a hormone therapy…
U.S. to require COVID-19 vaccines for non-residents crossing land border in January
The rules pertain to non-U.S. nationals. American citizens and permanent residents may still enter the U.S. regardless of their vaccination status, but face testing hurdles.
Children in Toronto 1st in Canada to receive pediatric COVID-19 vaccine, local officials say
City officials said 10 COVID-19 shots were provided ‘ahead of a limited number of youth vaccination appointments on Wednesday and a large number of vaccinations on Thursday.’
Canadiens’ great Guy Lafleur facing lung cancer again, strives to raise awareness
The Canadian Cancer Society estimates 21,000 people will die of lung cancer in this country in 2021 — some 25 per cent of all cancer deaths.
COVID-19: Middlesex-London reports 14 cases, 2 deaths on Monday
The MLHU reported 14 cases and two deaths Monday. SWPH reported 71 cases from Saturday to Monday as well as the death of a man in his 80s from Elgin County,
1st batch of COVID-19 vaccines for kids lands in Canada
A UPS plane bearing thousands of pediatric doses touched down in the rain at an airport in Hamilton, with Federal Procurement Minister Filomena Tassi on hand to mark its arrival.
‘COVID-19 endgame’: What will it take to go from pandemic to endemic?
Widespread vaccination and affordable treatments needed to curb global COVID-19 spread, but the disease won’t be wiped off the map, experts say.
Dutch police detain dozens as COVID-19 protests turn violent for 2nd night
Five police officers were injured in the Netherlands and at least 40 people detained across three provinces.
U.K. probes racial bias in medical devices due to disproportionate racialized COVID-19 deaths
In the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, Black and South Asian people in the U.K. had higher death rates than their white compatriots, according to Britain’s statistics office.
‘Most stressful shift of my career:’ Stranded doctors help mudslide victims at B.C. hospital
When the small hospital in Hope, B.C., found itself suddenly overwhelmed with mudslide victims, other health-care workers trapped in the community stepped up to help.
‘My body, my choice’: Thousands protest ahead of Austria’s COVID-19 lockdown
The far-right opposition Freedom Party was among those who have called for the protest and vowed to combat the new restrictions.
‘Boycott Chapman’s’: Why anti-vaccine groups are taking aim at ice cream
Self-described anti-vaccine groups are calling for a boycott of Chapman’s ice cream after the company offered a pay rise to staff vaccinated against COVID-19.
Quebec reports 745 new COVID-19 cases, to announce kid vaccination plans next week
Quebec will soon begin vaccinating children between the ages of five and 11, following Health Canada’s approval of a pediatric vaccine Friday morning.
Health Canada approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5-11
Children aged five to 11 will soon be able to get vaccinated against COVID-19, Health Canada announced. The vaccine will require two doses of 10 micrograms each.
N.S. Health apologizes to N.B. woman after surgery abruptly cancelled due to vaccination status
Jean Hussell was partially vaccinated from COVID-19 and followed the proper guidelines for her oral surgerl in Halifax, but her procedure was called off at the last minute.
Health-care workers facing online COVID-19 hate need help now, CMA urges feds
The CMA is also calling on social media companies to address harassment and threats made on platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
