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- 2/1/2022
Ontario seeks to expand use of rapid tests in shifting pandemic strategy
Ontario's official COVID-19 testing volumes have plummeted since PCR access was sharply restricted in the face of an Omicron surge, but rather than widely re-expanding eligibility in the future, the province appears to be forging a new pandemic testing path. - 2/1/2022
Most B.C. COVID patients testing positive after hospitalization for other reasons
Dr. Bonnie Henry said Tuesday 706 people have been hospitalized in the last week, but the numbers appear to be peaking for all age groups. - 2/1/2022
A patient's thanks. Pharmacist Brian Mok gives it his best shot
Today, we often think of a "booster" as an enthusiastic sports or community supporter. But Leaside, a town in Ontario like many others in Canada, has its very own health booster, who is busy these days dispensing Covid booster shots (and more) to the locals. - 2/1/2022
Case of eastern Ontario doctor charged with murder adjourned to late February
Dr. Brian Nadler is accused of killing 89-year-old Albert Poidinger at the Hawkesbury and District General Hospital last year. - 2/1/2022
New turning point? More countries easing COVID restrictions
Omicron, the Geneva-based World Health Organization says, has fueled more cases—90 million—in the world over the last 10 weeks than during all of 2020, the outbreak's first full year. - 1/31/2022
Commons ethics committee wants PHAC's plans for cellphone data collection halted over privacy concerns
The House of Commons ethics committee has called for a halt to the Public Health Agency of Canada's plans to collect data from millions of mobile phones as a way to understand travel patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic. - 1/31/2022
Vaccine cake? Prague patisserie celebrates COVID vax effort with vial-shaped desserts
The new sweet treat comes after the popularity of its coronavirus-molecule confection. - 1/31/2022
'I'm just exhausted': Inside a Toronto hospital during the Omicron wave of COVID-19
The 48-bed ICU on the sixth floor is quiet at the moment. Most of the patients are in induced comas; many are intubated. More than half have COVID-19. - 1/31/2022
Quebec backtracks on taxing unvaccinated to maintain 'social peace'
Finance Minister Eric Girard had prepared a bill to tax Quebecers who refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19 without a medical reason, Legault said, but the legislation will not be tabled. - 1/31/2022
Saskatchewan premier says he will remove vaccine mandate, but won't commit to a date
Premier Scott Moe says Saskatchewan's proof of vaccination against COVID-19 has run its course, but he wouldn't commit Monday to removing the requirement before the public health order expires at the end of the month.