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Article content COVID-19 vaccine certificates similar to the “green” passes that will allow fully vaccinated Israelis in and out of gyms, pools, concert stadiums and other leisure venues are inevitable in Canada, say researchers studying the “feasibility and acceptability” of immunity passports in Canada. Despite worries immunity passes could lead to a new class of vaccinated “elites” or “immunoprivileged,” it’s unfair to continue to force restrictions on people once fully vac...

CBC News Networks Power & Politics reached out to every province asking for the number of tests it has received from the federal government and how many of those tests have been deployed to date. The numbers vary from province to province. Prince Edward Island has deployed the largest percentage of tests it was sent by the federal government — 25 per cent of its 37,000 tests. WATCH | I just dont understand why wouldnt want to use all the tools in your toolbox, says Mona Nemer: I just don...

Date Time Scientists test wastewater as early warning system for COVID-19 outbreaks University of Alberta medical scientists are teaming up with public health officials, Edmonton’s drainage utility company and other collaborators to develop an early warning system for COVID-19 outbreaks in long-term care homes. On Jan. 4, EPCOR began taking twice-weekly wastewater samples from manholes located at 10 Edmonton long-term care facilities, which are then tested by U of A scientists at Alberta’s...

Months after premiers demanded the federal government step up approvals and deliveries of rapid COVID-19 testing devices, CBC News can report that millions of those tests are now sitting unused on provincial shelves.

Support for essential workers could bring COVID-19 under control faster in Canada, doctors say. Millions of rapid COVID-19 tests gather dust across Canada. Read more:Markets giving little clarity to Canadians deciding what to do with their savings, writes CBCs Don Pittis; Ontario education minister announces week-long break for students to be postponed from March to April. Jockeys make their way to the parade ring for the first race of the day at Kempton Park Racecourse on Thursday in Sunbury, ...

Two studies to determine the impact of COVID-19 vaccines in residents of long-term care facilities in BC and Alberta February 10, 2021 05:00 ET | Source: COVID-19 Immunity Task Force COVID-19 Immunity Task Force Montréal, Quebec, CANADA French MONTREAL, Feb. 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Residents of long-term care facilities are at increased risk for serious outcomes of COVID-19. As vaccines are now being offered to this priority population, the Go...

  VANCOUVER -- A new study is hoping to recruit thousands of paramedics from B.C. and Ontario to help understand the biggest COVID-19 risks they face at work, and how they could be better protected. Participants will give blood samples three times over the course of a year to test for the presence of antibodies, indicating a previous infection or the result of a vaccine. St. Paul’s Hospital emergency physician and UBC assistant professor Dr. Brian Grunau is the study’s principal invest...

Study of 5,000 paramedics in B.C. and Ontario led by scientist at the University of B.C. to look at COVID risk while at work.

Canada to start domestic production months after COVID-19 vaccine deadline Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press The federal government has announced an agreement with U.S. vaccine maker Novavax, Inc. to manufacture its COVID-19 vaccine candidate in Cana...

iPolitics By Kady OMalley. Published on Feb 1, 2021 6:31am Niagara veteran Faber Baquero receives the COVID-19 vaccine on January 13, 2012 Photo by Julie Jocsak for the Toronto Star. Amid growing fears over the potential impact that overseas production delays may have on the COVID-19 vaccination campaign currently underway across the country, INTERNATIONAL TRADE members are set to hold a special session to discuss an opposition-backed pitch to investigate just how the vac...