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Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said that requirement will return as of Tuesday, which is only about a month since Canada waived the need for a test for those taking short cross-border trips.

Starting Tuesday, the province says indoor gatherings with vaccinated people will be limited to household members plus 10 others.

Doctors who trained in Newfoundland and Labrador are like high school graduates waiting by the phone for someone to ask them to the prom.

A successful trial saw more than 250,000 booster shots at pharmacies booked through the province's registration and scheduling system during the week of December 6.

The U.K.’s chief medical officers provided reasoning behind their decision to forgo the usual post-vaccine waiting time in order to speed up the delivery of COVID-19 vaccine booster doses as omicron spreads.

Patients who called up one pharmacy in Hamilton, Ont. this week were met with a blunt answering machine message.

Prescribers will still need to undergo certification and training.