Healthcare

The classical debate over whether medicine is a job or a calling got spicy recently after a tweet by a doctor with tens of thousands of followers.

While many were able to secure spots—the government said more than 125,000 third-dose appointments were booked through the province's online portal as of 10 a.m—many others expressed frustration at not being able to find shots in their region or having to settle for appointments several weeks from now.

Moderna said lab tests showed the half-dose booster shot increased by 37 times the level of so-called neutralizing antibodies able to fight Omicron.

While many, including Queen Elizabath II, will be forgoing their normal Christmas festivities, if you are charging ahead, the organization COVID-STOP has some advice.

That means the annual cost for a person of average weight will amount to $28,200.

Novavax says it currently is testing how its shots will hold up against the Omicron variant, and like other manufacturers has begun formulating an updated version to better match that variant in case in case it's eventually needed.

Queensland's only private paediatric rheumatologist has ridden more than 3,000 kilometres to see his young patients.

Ottawa Public Health advised health workers in a memo last week that virus testing is no longer available to everyone in a timely manner due to a surge in demand.