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Head of Canada Pension Plan board received COVID-19 vaccine in Dubai: reports

‘Total hell’: PSW describes working through COVID-19 outbreak at Ont. long-term care home

Canada adds 3,091 new COVID-19 cases, 58 deaths as vaccinations ramp up

Reinfections could be more likely among those with a mild first case of COVID-19: case study

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U.S. researchers find worrying new coronavirus variant in New York City

COVID-19 cases tripled among Canadian health-care workers since summer: report

How would COVID-19 vaccine makers adapt to variants?

Quebec adds 858 new coronavirus cases, 16 deaths as hospitalizations drop

More than 70,000 Quebecers registered for coronavirus vaccines on first day, health minister says

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Ontario reports more than 1,100 new coronavirus cases, 23 more deaths

COVID-19 vaccines block disease, but do they stop infection?

Coronavirus vaccine hesitancy declining among Quebec health-care workers, researchers say

COVID-19 expenses the bulk of EMSB’s record $15 M deficit

Exhausted by COVID-19 fight, Portuguese nurses want pay not applause

A 3rd dose of Pfizer? Company testing booster of COVID-19 vaccine in new trial

New national survey aims to enroll more than 600,000 participants to study vaccine side effects

Jay Sharrers, hockey pioneer: ‘I wasn’t thinking about being the first Black official’

‘I don’t recognize the person that I am’: COVID-19 long hauler hopes new clinic will provide treatment, answers

Canada sees 2,857 new coronavirus cases as country prepares for largest vaccine shipment

New coronavirus variant spreading in New York City, researchers say

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine works well in big ‘real world’ test

Public Health Agency of Canada ‘looking into’ non-compliance incidents of new travel rules

Moderna is developing booster shot for new coronavirus variants, increases vaccine production target

Montreal public health aims to clamp down on COVID-19 variants

Is a single COVID-19 vaccine dose enough for those previously infected?

Grammy Award nomination for Montreal artist a big boost as she battles post-COVID symptoms

Coronavirus can survive on some fabrics for 72 hours in a lab, study finds

Anand won’t say whether Canada waived right to sue over vaccine delays

Coronavirus: New Brunswick student starts petition to have prom reinstated

Hospitalization risk 64 per cent higher with B.1.1.7 coronavirus variant: study

Jordan’s Principle order may cost feds $15B in compensation, PBO says

Quebec reports 806 new cases, 17 additional deaths linked to COVID-19

Coronavirus: Police say several travellers arriving at Toronto Pearson airport violating Quarantine Act

Israel adopts law allowing names of unvaccinated to be shared

COVID-19 outbreak declared on 2 more units at Vancouver General Hospital

Coronavirus: Some travellers through Toronto Pearson airport violating Quarantine Act

Ontario reports 1,054 new coronavirus cases, 9 more deaths

U.S. FDA says J&J 1-dose shot prevents COVID-19

U.S. FDA says J&J single-dose shot prevents severe COVID-19

FDA says J&J 1-dose shot prevents COVID-19; final decision soon

Canadians care less about opioid addiction than before the COVID-19 pandemic: poll

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Herd immunity as coronavirus solution ‘simply unethical’: WHO

October 12, 2020

LONDON — The head of the World Health Organization warned against the idea that herd immunity might be a realistic strategy to stop the coronavirus pandemic, dismissing such proposals as … Read More