COVID-19

The booster is identical to the regular Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, and is to be administered at least six months after the first two vaccine doses.

Adrian Dix said Friday that the Ministry of Health is working with the professional college regulating doctors, dentists and other healthcare professionals.

With COVID-19 vaccine refusers, Dr. Jabir Jassam takes on the question of the limits of personal freedom when a community’s health is at risk.

Shoppers Drug Mart is sharing data that suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a reduction in hypertension diagnoses and treatment, an early warning sign for potential longer-term risks, like higher rates of heart attack, stroke and kidney failure.

Study finds patients with out-of-hospital or in-hospital STEMI have significantly higher rates of in-hospital mortality in the presence of COVID-19

According to provisional data, approximately 19,488 more Canadians died between March 2020 and July 2021 than would have been expected.

When it is our turn to vaccinate our five-year-old son against COVID-19, I will do so with confidence and without hesitation. I am encouraging every parent with eligible children between ages five and 11 to do the same. Here is why.

The college confirmed to CBC News that five investigations are ongoing and involve Alberta doctors against whom the most numerous and serious complaints have been made.