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A case Dr. Robert Dickson just saw highlights the importance of seeing patients in person.

It's still unclear when shipments will start or how much Canada will get at first as supply issues for the American-made drug have made it incredibly hard to get even in the United States, where it was authorized before Christmas.

Regional unions across the country report that nurses who have requested fit-tested respirators still can't get them in some cases, despite the Omicron variant being far more transmissible than previous variants.

Everything from who gets tested to who's most likely to contract the virus has changed with the latest wave of the pandemic, and that's posing distinct challenges for those who model its impact, says Caroline Colijn, an associate professor of mathematics at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia.

Here are some tips to help pharmacists communicate with patients who are about to walk away from a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.

Dr. Mohammed Sayeed, who practices in Lloydminster on the Alberta-Saskatchewan border, must also pay the Alberta college a $5,000 fine plus hearing costs for the same sexual boundary violation complaint that got his licence revoked in 2018 in Saskatchewan.

Ontario's chief medical officer of health says the province has already started giving out fourth doses in long-term care homes, retirement homes and other congregate settings.