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Experts call for N95s to become new masking standard to curb Omicron spread
Virginia Tech engineering professor Linsey Marr, who studies viruses in the air, says respirators offer far more protection than a surgical mask, both to the wearer and others around them.
No need to wait: U.K.’s chief medical officers outline choice to suspend 15-minute post-jab wait
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.

No consultation: Ontario pharmacists stressed by sudden vax eligibility increase, sloppy gov't messaging

Patients who called up one pharmacy in Hamilton, Ont. this week were met with a blunt answering machine message.
Manitoba tightens restrictions to battle Omicron COVID variant

Starting Tuesday, the province says indoor gatherings with vaccinated people will be limited to household members plus 10 others.
U.S. regulators lift in-person restrictions on abortion pill

Prescribers will still need to undergo certification and training.
Quebec orders shops, bars, restaurants, churches to operate at 50% capacity

COVID-19 vaccination is no longer enough to prevent Quebec's health system from becoming overwhelmed, and Quebecers must reduce their contacts by half, Premier Francois Legault said Thursday.
Prince Edward Island ramping up COVID-19 restrictions after record case count
At long last: B.C. pharmacists set to take leading role in COVID booster rollout

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.
N.L. reports 46 new cases of COVID 19, introduces new restrictions to fight Omicron

Finance Minister Siobhan Coady says today is the deadline for public service workers to be fully vaccinated, adding that 99.4% of employees have complied.
Alberta justice dismisses doctors' requests to be exempt from vaccine policy

An Alberta judge has dismissed an application by four doctors who wanted to be exempt from an Alberta Health Services requirement that all healthcare workers be vaccinated against COVID-19.