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One day after the Newfoundland and Labrador government announced new prescribing powers for registered nurses, the province's pharmacists learned their ability to assess ailments and issue prescriptions will also expand.

Pediatric emergency rooms across the country are dealing with a surge in respiratory illness among children, as well as a low supply of children's cold and flu medication. The province's chief medical officer of health, Dr. Janice Fitzgerald, says flu vaccines will help mitigate the rise in cases.

Canada's supply of liquid Tylenol for kids has been running low for months and the effects are being felt in Newfoundland and Labrador.

The rising cost of living has left many people in Newfoundland and Labrador making decisions about where to put their money, including whether they can afford to fill their prescriptions, according to two industry figures.

An antiviral medication can now be accessed by people over 80 regardless of vaccination status and prescribed by pharmacists.

Tuesday marks another day of long lines as the public scrambles to get their COVID-19 vaccine boosters in Newfoundland and Labrador. 

Two groups of health-care professionals not mentioned in the plan, nurse practitioners and pharmacists, say they're still waiting for more information from the provincial government on how they fit into the picture.