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- 2/1/2022
'All options on the table' to end protest ensnaring Ottawa, says police chief
The head of the Ottawa police says "all options are on the table'' when it comes to ending an ongoing—and potentially resurging—anti-vaccine mandate protest that some local councillors are now calling an "occupation'' of the capital city. - 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. - 2/1/2022
CMA, activists call on Canada to speed vaccine access globally to stop new variants
Dr. Katharine Smart, the president of the leading association of Canadian medical professionals, says raising the international vaccination rate is the only way to prevent the rise of new COVID-19 variants that are prolonging the pandemic through an endless cycle of lockdowns and serious illness. - 2/1/2022
Could provincial governments mandate children’s COVID-19 vaccinations for school attendance?
On the surface, there are many compelling reasons for mandating pediatric vaccinations for in-school attendance. While children are far less likely to develop serious illness from COVID-19 than adults, the risk is nonetheless greater than for other vaccine preventable diseases for which there are school mandates in some provinces. - 2/1/2022
Every Rx for a travel vaccine represents an opportunity
Every incoming script for a travel vaccine to a community pharmacy presents an opportunity to assess a patient’s preventable travel-related health risks. - 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.