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OTTAWA — Immunity against COVID-19 among vaccinated adult Canadians and those who have already contracted the virus has been waning throughout the population, tests on donated blood have found.

Faced with tens of thousands of people seeking PCR tests on a daily basis and a dwindling supply of reagents used in COVID-19 screening, Quebec public health is putting an end to testing the general public for the coronavirus.

The rapidly spreading omicron coronavirus variant means Canadians should be « ready to pivot » their travel plans within the country during this holiday season, said medical experts studying COVID-19.

This is no time to let down our guard, Montreal epidemiologists warn.

COVID-19 vaccine doses donated to COVAX by Canada have recently begun to arrive at their intended destinations, all while the spread of Omicron highlights one of the dangers of failing to ensure global vaccine coverage.

This study investigates the immunogenicity of extended mRNA vaccine dosing intervals.

Peer-reviewed study used blood tests from paramedics

The first peer-reviewed study in North America examining the timing between the first and second doses of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines shows that a longer

The amount of a SARS-CoV-2 genetic material—viral RNA—in the blood is a reliable indicator in detecting which patients will die of the disease, a team led

A study by researchers at U of T and other Canadian universities found that dentists were less likely than the general public to get COVID-19 (photo