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- 4/27/2022
Moderna's promised vaccine production facility to be built in Montreal area
A source with knowledge of the announcement confirms the deal, which comes almost nine months after Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel signed an agreement with the Canadian government to bring such a factory to Canada. - 4/27/2022
Moderna prepares to seek Health Canada COVID-19 vaccine approval for kids under 6
To date, Health Canada has only approved mRNA COVID-19 vaccines for children over the age of five. - 4/27/2022
Canadian Blood Services to end 'blood ban,' bring in behaviour based screening
No later than Sept. 30, potential donors will be asked if they have had new or multiple sexual partners in the last three months, no matter their gender or sexual orientation. - 4/27/2022
Filling the gaps: Why Canada still needs a public dental health plan despite decades of medicare
Over 10% of Canadians live with pain in their mouth. People visit emergency rooms for care that could be better delivered in a dental office. Canadians lose teeth that could have been saved, which makes it hard to eat nutritiously and can make it more difficult to find work. - 4/27/2022
Liberals plan committee to review secret lab documents—with or without Tories
Government House leader Mark Holland said Wednesday the NDP has agreed to the idea, and he hopes the Tories and Bloc Quebecois will also participate. - 4/26/2022
Ontario Liberals pledge to fully cover medication to prevent, treat HIV
Leader Steven Del Duca made a slate of announcements last week aimed at members of the LGBTQ community. - 4/26/2022
Public health investigating reports of severe liver disease in Canadian kids
The federal agency says the cases are being investigated to determine if they are related to those in the United Kingdom and the United States. - 4/26/2022
Pharmacists, don’t outdrive your headlights
Not outdriving your headlights means understanding what you can control and having the discipline to mentally stay there. Leaders capable of doing this make decisions within their comfort zone, without worrying about what is beyond sight. - 4/26/2022
Health Canada decommissioning its Office of Controlled Substances fax line
The fax line has been out of service since April 5, 2022. - 4/26/2022
How do different provinces stack up on walk-in clinic wait times?
Different municipalities within the various provinces boasted wildly different waits.