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City to end dedicated COVID-19 response, cuts pandemic hires
Ottawa Public Health is ending its dedicated COVID-19 response funded by the province as that funding is set to expire.Dr. Vera Etches, Ottawa's medical officer of health, told the board of health the public health agency will return to pre-pandemic levels of full-time employees by 2024. According to Etches, Ottawa Public Health (OPH) grew from 500 employees in March 2020 to 4,400 at the peak of its pandemic response. A majority of those workers were focused on immunization, she said."We have be
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COVID-19 and flu set to peak over holiday season in Ontario; Moore urges vaccinations
TORONTO — There is a lot of COVID-19 circulating in Ontario right now, and levels of both that virus and influenza are on the rise, set to peak over the holiday season, the province's top doctor said Monday. This is a key week for immunizing against both viruses, Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore said, as it takes 10 to 14 days for protection to take effect. "I want to acknowledge that many people are tired of COVID, but it's not tired of us," Moore said in an interview. "Certainl
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B.C. doctor fired for refusing COVID-19 shot loses bid to get hospital privileges back
A B.C. doctor who was fired after refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19 has lost her bid to get her hospital privileges back.The Hospital Appeal Board has found that Dr. Theresa Szezepaniak's refusal of the shot in 2021 amounted to neglect of her obligations as a hospitalist at Royal Inland Hospital, and the decision to take action on her privileges was appropriate.Szezepaniak's contract with Interior Health (IH) was terminated on Nov. 16, 2021 after she declined the vaccine, which was requ
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N.B. has no plan to offer drive-thru COVID-19 and flu vaccines, like at N.S. hospital
Nova Scotia is offering drive-thru COVID-19 and flu vaccines at Dartmouth General Hospital, but New Brunswick has no plans to provide a similar service.The Nova Scotia health authority says up to four people inside a vehicle can be vaccinated during a single appointment. They must all be over the age of 12.One person can make the appointment for all four people. The drive-thru operates Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.Harold Taylor, Nova Scotia Health's director of
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From COVID-19 to alien contact, conspiracy theories are popular in Canada: survey
OTTAWA — The Earth is flat. We have been secretly contacted by intelligent beings from other planets. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin did not land on the moon in 1969. They may sound like bizarre statements, but a new poll suggests a sizable number of Canadians believe in these and other conspiracy theories. About five per cent of us are flat-earthers, the poll suggests, while 11 per cent say they think the lunar landings were a hoax. And one-third of respondents say they think evidence that alie
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Matt Hancock sent text complaining about Sunak during COVID - what you missed today
The former health secretary faced more uncomfortable questions about his handling of the pandemic
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Most Ottawa COVID-19 signals are very high
Recent developments:Ottawa's COVID-19 numbers are mostly rising or stable.Individual trends are mostly very high.RSV activity is high, flu numbers generally low.Fifteen more local COVID deaths have been reported.The latestThe city's COVID-19 numbers to watch are mostly very high, and they are either stable or rising in this week's Ottawa Public Health (OPH) updates.The latest numbers show a high amount of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) activity, while flu trends are mostly low.OPH says the ci
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With COVID-19 clinics set to close, Toronto wants to focus on boosting student immunization rates
With four of Toronto's temporary COVID-19 vaccination sites set to close for good, the city is hoping to switch focus to boosting immunization rates for school-aged children. Provincial funding will soon run out, meaning "fixed-site" vaccination clinics at Metro Hall, Cloverdale Mall, North York Civic Centre and one near Scarborough Town Centre will close after Dec. 13, the city announced in a release Monday.Now, Toronto Public Health (TPH) wants the province to provide funds to get school child
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N.B. COVID-19 death toll increases by 2, positivity rate increases to 16%
COVID-19 cases continue to climb in New Brunswick, while influenza cases have shot up, according to the province's weekly Respiratory Watch report. The latest report, released on Tuesday, covers the Nov. 12-18 period and shows the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases increased to 161, from 122 the previous week. That means the positivity rate for the province increased from 13 to 16 per cent over the same period. According to the report, "COVID-19 activity remains moderate; most indicators remaine
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COVID inquiry: 8 jaw-dropping claims against Matt Hancock so far
The now independent MP was health secretary during the coronavirus pandemic and at the heart of a number key government decisions during that time.
