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Pharmacists in New Brunswick were left scrambling last week after it was announced that people over 50 years old could get their COVID-19 booster shots a month earlier than expected.

Atlantic Canadian respondents were most likely to "defriend'' unvaccinated family and friends, while Quebecers who answered the survey were most likely to try to convince others to get shots.

Dr. Syed Nasir Ali, who has continued to practice after the 2017 Ontario Superior Court ruling, will get to keep his license until the Ontario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal decides on sanctions.

New role includes expanded operations oversight of event business--delivering in-person, virtual and white-label experiences to fulfill evolving education, networking and sourcing needs of retail, healthcare and technology decision makers and suppliers.

The board will see its term begin in January.

Ontario announced two weeks ago that it had detected Canada's first two Omicron cases. Since then, the variant has come to represent about 11% of infections.

A Harvard professor from the former Soviet Union with an affinity for Canada claims he has the solution, and it's already working in some Ontario hospitals.