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21% of Ontario COVID-19 cases are omicron, says science advisory table
Dr. Peter Jüni, scientific director of the Ontario COVID-19 science advisory table, says the data in Ontario shows that the omicron variant of the coronavirus is roughly three times more transmissible as the delta variant.
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Pharmacists scrambling to meet COVID-19 booster demand
Pharmacist Jon Nhan says he doesn't think it is feasible for pharmacies to bear the brunt of the vaccine rollout and he wishes there was more communication between pharmacies and the government.
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Why are some isolation periods shorter for vaccinated people with COVID-19?
Epidemiologist and cardiologist Dr. Christopher Labos discusses Quebec's curfew, other new COVID-19 restrictions, and changing rules about isolation periods.
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Ontario moves school online, bans indoor dining as part of new COVID-19 measures
Ontario is temporarily moving schools online, closing indoor dining and gyms and pausing non-urgent medical procedures amid record-high COVID-19 case counts.
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2 Ontario hospitals declare 'code orange' amid staffing shortage
Brampton Civic and Etobicoke General hospitals in Ontario have initiated a "code orange" as COVID-19 patients requiring care and staffing shortages put tremendous strain on its operations. The move allows the hospitals to focus on caring...
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Front-line workers in Sask., Alta. threatened while enforcing vaccine mandates
Restaurant workers in Saskatchewan and Alberta have faced verbal abuse and threats of violence while trying to enforce provincial proof-of-vaccination policies.
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Will the U.S. recognize your mixed COVID-19 vaccine doses?
Former U.S. assistant surgeon general Dr. Ali Khan talks about why he believes mixed doses of COVID-19 vaccines, which have been widely used in Canada, will soon be accepted as meeting the definition of "fully vaccinated" by the United...
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Ontario's plan for lifting more COVID-19 restrictions to come next week
Ontario is expected to announce its plan next week to end COVID-19 capacity limits in more venues that require proof of vaccination to enter.
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As U.S. looks to reopen border, status of Canadians with mixed vaccines unclear
As the United States prepares to reopen its land border with Canada, some are urging Canada to relax its requirement to have a negative COVID-19 test to re-enter the country. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will also soon decide...
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Northern B.C. enters circuit breaker COVID-19 lockdown
Health officials in B.C. have introduced more restrictions for the northern part of the province in an attempt to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Personal indoor and outdoor gatherings are restricted to fully vaccinated people only.
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U.S. to accept international travellers with WHO-approved vaccines
The U.S. will soon accept international travellers who are inoculated with a COVID-19 vaccine that has been approved by the World Health Organization.
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Texas governor bans all COVID-19 vaccine mandates
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has issued an executive order to prohibit any entity — including private businesses — from enforcing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate on workers.
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Russian health authorities confirm more than 28.000 new COVID-19 cases
According to official figures, Russia recorded nearly 30,000 COVID-19 cases and 957 deaths on Monday. Slightly less than 40 per cent ofthe country's adults are fully vaccinated.
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Russian health authorities confirm more than 28,000 new COVID-19 cases
According to official figures, Russia recorded nearly 30,000 COVID-19 cases and 957 deaths on Monday. Slightly less than 40 per cent of the country's adults are fully vaccinated.
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Flu season is expected to return with a vengeance
There are growing concerns seasonal influenza will make a comeback this year as COVID-19 restrictions ease across the country.
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Discuss COVID-19 vaccines with family this Thanksgiving, says expert
Dr. Scott Halperin, director of the Canadian Center for Vaccinology, says Thanksgiving is an opportunity to talk with family members about getting the COVID-19 shot.
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Team Canada focusing on keeping athletes healthy ahead of Winter Games
Dr. Michael Wilkinson, chief medical officer for the Canadian Olympic Committee, says organizers have learned a lot about preventing the spread of COVID-19 from the Tokyo Games and are using that knowledge in planning the Beijing Winter...
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How big of a role can wastewater play in fighting Omicron?
Bernadette Conant, CEO of the Canadian Water Network, on how wastewater can help measure levels of coronavirus in the population.
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Nova Scotia announces child care fees will be reduced ahead of schedule
Premier Tim Houston joins Power & Politics to discuss reductions in child care fees as part of the federal child care agreement, as well as the COVID-19 situation in the province and the return to in-person classes on Monday.
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New Brunswick issues call for volunteers to help with COVID-19 response
New Brunswick Health Minister Dorothy Shephard joins Power & Politics to discuss the province's call for paid and unpaid volunteers, as well as how it plans to use Pfizer's antiviral drug Paxlovid, which received approval from Health...
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Alberta's COVID-19 crisis could drag on, expert says
The COVID-19 crisis in Alberta continues to worsen with hospitalizations reaching a record high. Dr. James Talbot, a former chief medical officer of health for the province, says the dire hospital situation could extend for weeks and...
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Nursing shortage makes pandemic strain on health-care system worse
Tim Guest, president of the Canadian Nurses Association, says Canada's nursing shortage is made worse by the pandemic, but is not a new issue and needs a Canada-wide perspective to address.
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Quebec announces $1B recruitment drive to find 4,000 nurses
The Quebec government has announced it will provide nurses with bonuses of up to $18,000 as part of its emergency plan to fix the staffing crisis in the province's health-care network.
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U.S. CDC recommends 3rd COVID-19 vaccine doses for millions of Americans
An advisory panel at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for Americans aged 65 and older, as well as for some adults with underlying medical conditions...