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- 7/8/2020
Challenges in evaluating SARS-CoV-2 vaccines
With more than 140 SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in development, the race is on for a successful candidate to help prevent COVID-19. An effective and safe vaccine would be a major advance in the fight against COVID-19. However, there are challenges in evaluating the efficacy of these vaccines during the pandemic, as an analysis article outlines in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). - 7/8/2020
Top doctors call for 'balanced approach' to deal with COVID-19
18 health leaders, including several very prominent public health officials, are advising Ottawa on a more sustainable approach rather than trying to stamp out the disease - 7/7/2020
Experts outline key steps for hospitals to welcome back family caregivers during COVID-19
The Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement released a new report that outlines key steps and resources for hospitals to welcome back family caregivers. The report, Re-Integration of Family Caregivers as Essential Partners in Care in a Time of COVID-19, was developed with experts from across the country including patient, family and caregiver partners. - 7/7/2020
Overdose deaths increase by 93% among B.C. First Nations
Measures to control the spread of COVID-19 have led to people overdosing alone as they are less likely to access harm-reduction services - 7/7/2020
Skip Dr. Google—ask a real pharmacist
Alexandre Chagnon launched 'Ask your Pharmacist' in 2016, a Quebec-based online health information service - 7/7/2020
Is COVID-19 airborne? Experts say term is incorrect for describing transmission
A group of 239 scientists and physicians urging the World Health Organization to recognize the potential for airborne transmission of the novel coronavirus have sparked debate over how COVID-19 is spreading. But some Canadian infectious disease experts say not to get hung up on the term "airborne,'' and that the safety precautions we're already taking to slow the spread of the virus are working. - 7/7/2020
Community pharmacy staff are the overlooked frontline workers
'Do we really have to prove that we’re frontline workers' - 7/7/2020
Alberta pilot has pharmacists testing asymptomatic people for COVID-19
Minor ailment authority for strep throat prepared pharmacists for COVID-19 throat swab testing procedure