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What this doctor has to say about the difficulty finding COVID-19 rapid tests in Windsor-Essex
- With access to COVID-19 rapid tests becoming increasingly difficult in Windsor, a former director of Ontario's COVID-19 Science Advisory Table is advising people to do all they can to avoid contracting or spreading the virus.Dr. Fahad Razak, who grew up in Windsor, said people should treat testing and getting COVID-19 vaccines as part of their regular routine."Responding to illness like this is about being pragmatic … so if you can avoid getting other people sick, if you can test and avoid getti
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Where did COVID-19 originate? Saskatoon lab helps with genetic analysis that points to animal market
A team of scientists, including one in Saskatoon, say they have strong evidence that the COVID-19 virus jumped from infected animals to humans, rather than originating from a laboratory leak. The analysis of hundreds of genetic samples provides strong but circumstantial evidence that the pandemic's origin is connected to the wildlife trade in the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market, said Angie Rasmussen, a study co-author and virologist at the University of Saskatchewan's Vaccine and Infection Disea
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She helped thousands get COVID-19 shots. Now she's on the hook for $600K
A Kingston, Ont., doctor celebrated for organizing drive-thru vaccination clinics that helped thousands get shots at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic is now being ordered to pay back more than $600,000 in fees for those same services.Dr. Elaine Ma said she organized 45 mass vaccination clinics that administered roughly 35,000 doses between April 2021 and the following February.Her work was recognized by the Ontario College of Family Physicians, which granted her its Award of Excellence in 202
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Alberta's fall COVID-19 surge has arrived and hospitals are feeling it
Alberta is experiencing yet another COVID-19 upswing, and health experts warn it could get worse before it gets better.The province's respiratory virus dashboard shows 98 people have died due to the illness since the end of August. For comparison, there's been one flu death. During the same two-month period, 1,065 Albertans have been hospitalized due to COVID-19 and 54 have ended up in intensive care."This is a strong reminder that COVID is still out there and it's still a dangerous infection,"
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COVID XEC: What are the symptoms of the new variant and will the updated vaccine protect you? What to know
A new variant of COVID called XEC — a combination of two Omicron subvariants — is spreading in the middle of flu season.
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University of Waterloo stabber's COVID-19 isolation may have worsened his mental state, sentencing court told
Defence lawyers in the sentencing hearing for the former student who went on a stabbing rampage at the University of Waterloo last year are asking the judge to consider his mental state — which a psychologist testified may have further deteriorated during pandemic isolation.On Tuesday, Dr. Smita Vir Tyagi, a forensic and clinical psychologist retained by the defence, presented a report on Geovanny Villalba Aleman to the court in Kitchener, Ont.In speaking to Villalba Aleman during several sessio
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What this doctor has to say about the difficulty finding COVID-19 rapid tests in Windsor-Essex
With access to COVID-19 rapid tests becoming increasingly difficult in Windsor, a former director of Ontario's COVID-19 Science Advisory Table is advising people to do all they can to avoid contracting or spreading the virus.Dr. Fahad Razak, who grew up in Windsor, said people should treat testing and getting COVID-19 vaccines as part of their regular routine."Responding to illness like this is about being pragmatic … so if you can avoid getting other people sick, if you can test and avoid getti
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COVID-19 vaccine delays hit some pharmacies as Alberta's immunization launch nears
Some Alberta pharmacies won't get their COVID-19 vaccine shipments in time for the kickoff of the fall immunization campaign on Tuesday, creating yet another hiccup in the program's rollout.The Alberta government recently announced COVID and influenza immunizations would begin on Oct. 15.As CBC News has reported, community medical clinics are not getting the vaccines because there is no distributor in place for those deliveries.And now some pharmacies say they'll be waiting longer than expected
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Shot appointments open for COVID-19, influenza in Nova Scotia
Appointments to get vaccinated for influenza and COVID-19 are now available in Nova Scotia. People can get vaccinated by booking online, calling 1-833-797-7772 or using the YourHealthNS app. People can also get the shots from family doctors, nurse practitioners and mobile clinics. Nova Scotia Health recommended everyone aged six months and older get vaccinated to prevent the spread of these respiratory viruses. Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health, said the first appo
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Appointment bookings open in Sask. for influenza, COVID-19 vaccines
Bookings are now open across the province for seasonal influenza and COVID-19 immunization clinics.Residents can make their appointments, online and over the phone, through walk-in clinic listings or through the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) patient booking system. Appointments can be made for individuals and for groups of up to six people.Immunization clinics are scheduled to open the week of Oct. 15.The SHA said residents can get both shots at the same time, noting in a Tuesday news rele
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Updated COVID-19 and flu vaccines available in N.B. next week
Updated COVID-19 and flu vaccines will be available to New Brunswickers aged six months and older, starting Oct. 15, the Department of Health announced Tuesday.People can book an appointment now through the government's website or by contacting a participating pharmacy.While Public Health encourages everyone to get vaccinated, it "strongly recommends" people who are at high risk of complications get both shots."The COVID-19 and influenza vaccines will help reduce the risk of severe illness this
