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Cuba begins vaccinating children as young as 2
Sitting on her mother's lap, 2-year-old Lucia looked at the illustrations in her book while around her several children watched the doctors in white coats and nurses with thermometers in amazement.
British Columbia won't take COVID 19 patients from Alberta: Dix
Alberta is facing a COVID-19 crisis that is threatening to collapse its health system, with 269 patients in an intensive care system set up for 173.

Ivermectin—whether formulated for humans or horses—is not a treatment for COVID-19

As a physician and COVID-19 genetics researcher, I am concerned. No substance we consume, whether one of these medications or a nutritional supplement, lacks risk.
Pfizer to get data on COVID vaccine in younger kids to Health Canada by end of year
POLL: Are your patients making unfounded requests for medical exemptions from COVID-19 vaccines?

Take our weekly news poll on whether patients are asking for COVID-19 vaccinations outside of what are considered the only two valid medical exemptions.
Manitoba recommending third dose of COVID-19 vaccine for immunocompromised people
Health Canada grants Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vax full approval after use through interim order authorization
What toll is COVID-19 taking on family medicine?

The College of Family Physicians of Canada has updated its initial pandemic survey to highlight how family doctors are being affected a year later.
Alberta introduces new rules, passport as COVID puts health system days from collapse

The United Conservative government declared Wednesday a state of public health emergency.
Saskatchewan to require proof of vaccination to try to increase uptake

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