Published March 02. 2021 6:02PM | Updated March 02. 2021 10:57PM
Patience has been the word of the day, every day, during the coronavirus pandemic, said Stephen Mansfield, director of health for the Ledge Light Health District, during an interview Monday for The Storyline podcast.
Mansfield confirmed what many suspected about the two new categories of Connecticut residents who became eligible to receive the vaccine as of March 1. An estimated 500,000 people, including school and day care personnel and residents over 55, are now eligible to sign up for the vaccine.
He said that at first, The system won t be able to keep up with the demand for vaccines, but urged patience.
According to Karnataka State authorities, only 2.3 per cent (8,468) of the acquired 3,56,340 doses of Covaxin have been used till now. While the unused vials are kept at the vaccine storage unit, the
The Africa CDC, the specialised healthcare agency of the 55-member African Union (AU), on Wednesday said the death toll related to the pandemic stood at 104,382, while some 3,496,382 patients across the continent have recovered from the disease, Xinhua news agency reported.The
Drugs becoming ‘even deadlier, underscoring urgent need for supervised consumption, safe supply and treatment,’ says coroner.
Moira Wyton is The Tyee’s health reporter. Follow her @moirawyton or reach her here. This reporting beat is made possible by the Local Journalism Initiative. SHARES Each dot, a death.
Visualization by Christopher Cheung. Overdose data via the BC Coroners Service. COVID-19 data via BC CDC, may include deaths from the morning of Feb. 1, 2021.
At least 165 more British Columbians died of illicit drug overdoses in the first month of 2021, more than double the number of deaths recorded last January.
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