COVID-19

Canadian Pharmacists Association calls on feds for coordinated strategy on COVID-19 vaccine distribution
Doctors concerned about rise in dangerous medications in LTC homes during pandemic
Renal replacement therapy because of kidney failure rate rising 1.6% annually
Manitoba launches benefit for self-isolating physicians
Panel weighs effect of COVID-19 on retail pharmacy on 2nd day of DSN Industry Issues Summit
It’s time Canada had a national vaccine injury compensation program

COVID-19 vaccines will go through the rigours of Phase 3 randomized clinical trial evaluations. They will have to meet regulatory standards for safety and efficacy. But there is a possibility that we will not detect extremely rare side-effects in Phase 3 trials.
U.K. authorizes Pfizer vaccine for emergency use
Quebec hospitals: Health workers are running out of steam

As we begin to glimpse the holiday season, healthcare workers in Quebec hospitals are already at the end of their rope. “We lost a lot of soldiers since there were outbreaks in several hospitals. Currently, there is a strong community transmission within the nursing staff,” observed Dr. Gilbert Boucher, president of the association of specialists in emergency medicine of Quebec and an emergency physician at the Montreal Heart Institute.

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