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Can delaying a second COVID-19 shot save lives? Some experts say so

Business leaders, athletes and actors join push for U.S. ‘Marshall Plan for Moms’ proposal

Trudeau government backpedals on investigating human rights complaints against mining companies

Quebec logs 815 new coronavirus cases, 11 deaths as hospitalizations continue to drop

Western Canadian provinces see increase in COVID-19 infections among healthcare workers

Ontario doctors, caregivers push for in-home COVID-19 vaccinations for housebound seniors

Ontario reports more than 1,200 new coronavirus cases, 28 more deaths

What are the differences between Canada’s approved COVID-19 vaccines? Here’s what we know

Coronavirus: As some Quebec movie theatres reopen, owners worry plan not sustainable

Health Canada approves two AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines

Health Canada approves AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine reduces transmission after one dose: U.K. study

Canada approves AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine

Doctors, caregivers push for in-home COVID-19 vaccinations for housebound seniors

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

Menthol cigarettes attracted an extra 10 million smokers in the U.S.: study

Feds need plan to vaccinate urban Indigenous people, friendship centres say

Social vulnerability matters in vaccine rollout, says international research team

AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson vaccines — where is Canada at on approvals?

Vaccine ‘ramp-up phase’: 1.3M Moderna doses in March; more than 10M Pfizer by June

Feds prepare for influx of COVID-19 vaccines, say Q1 targets will be met

Mandatory masks for elementary students in Quebec red zones will ‘lower risk’ of COVID-19 outbreaks

Fact or Fiction: Has the public rushed into double masking?

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

Quebec’s registration for COVID-19 vaccines is now underway. Here’s what you need to know

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

Friday, February 26, 2021

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New Canadian clinical guidelines first to include chapter on weight stigma

For the first time, Canadian Clinical Practical Guidelines for adult obesity management will include a chapter on weight bias and stigma. Dr. Sara Kirk, a professor of Health Promotion at … Read More