The Northern Health region saw 71 new cases of COVID-19 reported on Friday, the same day provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry extended the current public health restrictions indefinitely.
While the province has been making some headway in bringing the number of active COVID-19 cases down, 19 cases of the...
Britain’s health chief said Wednesday that a new study suggesting that a single dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine provides a high level of protection for 12 weeks supports the government’s strategy of delaying the second shot so more people can quickly be protected by the first dose.
Britain’s decision...
New, more contagious coronavirus variants from Britain, South Africa, and Brazil are raising alarms. Academic experts share why better masking and faster vaccination offer the best chance to avoid another deadly surge.
All viruses mutate. SARS-CoV-2, the virus at the root of the COVID-19 pandemic, has mutated in a variety...
The made-in-Saskatchewan COVID-19 vaccine has entered clinical trials.
Dr. Volker Gerdts, the CEO of Saskatoon’s VIDO-InterVac, told the Brent Loucks Show on Monday the first phase of the trial has begun with volunteers receiving their final checks before receiving their shots.
“Each of them has to have an interview, a visit,...
Eastern Ontario's children's hospital says it's seen an unprecedented number of infants with what doctors are calling "maltreatment injuries" in recent months, and is reminding parents frustrated by the ongoing pandemic that help is on hand.
Calling it a "disturbing trend," CHEO says the number of children under one presenting...
Johnson & Johnson's single-dose COVID-19 vaccine is less effective than currently authorized vaccines, new data shows, though it appears to be extremely effective against severe disease.
The J&J vaccine has been described as a "game-changer" in the campaign against the virus because it is a single dose regimen. The two...
New Brunswick has reported its 17th COVID-19 related death, involving a resident of an Edmundston long-term care facility.
One death was reported on Friday, involving a resident of Manoir Belle Vue, a long-term care facility in Edmundston, N.B., in their 80s who died Thursday.
"On behalf of all New Brunswickers, I...
An Ottawa nurse has tested positive for COVID-19 about two weeks after getting vaccinated, and experts say there are a number of possibilities why that might be.
Santosh Baral said he was "speechless" when his results came back positive for COVID-19 last week after a routine test.
The positive test comes...
The Chinese recently made public their use of anal swabs to screen patients for COVID-19.
This new method of testing arrives as China is now seeing a surge in new coronavirus cases ahead of their annual Lunar New Year celebrations.
The Hill reports that Chinese health care professionals only perform the...
One day after seeing its lowest daily case count in six weeks, Ottawa is seeing an uptick in the daily number of new COVID-19 cases in the city.
However, trends including the number of active cases and the weekly average of cases per capita continue to improve.
Ottawa Public Health said...
