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Canadians of South Asian descent have a five to 10-times higher risk of COVID-19 infection and a 1.5 to two-times higher risk of death compared to white Canadians. A new pan-Canadian study funded by the federal government aims to find out why.

HAMILTON, Ontario, June 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Government of Canada, through its COVID-19 Immunity Task Force and Vaccine Surveillance...

Canadas National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) has changed its guidelines to allow for mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccines, recommending that a first dose of the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine can be safely combined with a second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna shots.

Canadas National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) has changed its guidelines to allow for mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccines, recommending that a first dose of the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine can be safely combined with a second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna shots.

Share this article Share this article The COVID-19 pandemic continues to create stress and anxiety for many Canadians, particularly those who do not have ready access to their regular support networks. Through the Wellness Together Canada online portal, people of all ages across the country can access immediate, free and confidential mental health and substance use supports, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. OTTAWA, ON, May 26, 2021 /CNW/ - The COVID-19 pandemic continues to create stress an...

Canadian study to investigate mix-and-match COVID-19 vaccines     TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — A new Canada-wide study will look at the effect of using different COVID-19 vaccine doses in Canadian adults to determine if mix-and-matching vaccines yields a strong immune response and how long the response lasts. The study, announced Thursday, will investigate the use of different vaccines for first and second doses in 1,300 adult participants. The study will be conducted in conjunction ...

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Louisiana Could Become National Leader in Protecting Citizens From Unreasonable Force Danae Columbus - Contributing Writer May 14th 2021 The police reform movement in Louisiana won a major victory this week when HB 609 by Rep. Edmond Jordan was passed out of the Louisiana House of Representatives with 53 votes, the exact number needed for passage. The bill will next be debated by the Senate Judiciary B committee.  Jordan’s legislation prohibits qualified immunity as a defense for off...

Posted: May 14, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: May 14 The two-million-plus Canadians who received the AstraZeneca vaccine made the right choice and should not regret their decision, health experts say.(Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press) The more than two million Canadians who received the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine made the right choice and should not regret their decision, health experts say, despite the fact that some provinces are pausing rollout of the vaccine over concer...

But while herd immunity may be elusive, stopping transmission with vaccines can restore a similar semblance of normalcy, she said.  Catherine Hankins, the co-chair of Canada’s COVID-19 Immunity Task Force, says factors like the coronavirus variants-of-concerns may mean Canada doesnt achieve herd immunity any time soon — or at all. (Submitted by Catherine Hankins ) Herd immunity occurs when enough of a population is immune to a virus — either naturally from infection or through vaccinatio...