Page 26 - Clinical Evaluative Sciences News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

08:33pm EST| Here’s What Scientists Know About Covid-19 Vaccine Blood Clots, And How The Risks Can Be Diminished Share to Facebook © 2021 Bloomberg Finance LP On Tuesday, the CDC and FDA recommended that states pause the administration of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine after six rare blood clots that were potentially linked to the vaccine were reported. Earlier this week, the European Medicines Association (EMA) reported it was investigating four cases of blood clots related to the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, and the company said in a statement that it would be pausing its roll...

As COVID-19 cases continue to surge, a new report from Toronto’s medical officer of health predicts the city is currently on track to see 2,500 new daily cases of the virus by the end of April.

Some politicians in Ottawa and the surrounding area are calling on the province to expand the number of COVID-19 hot spots in the hopes of improving vaccine access to people living in hard-hit areas. 

Article content Younger Canadians are bearing the brunt of the nation’s latest COVID-19 surge, creating growing demand for artificial lungs and a struggle to maintain staffing in critical care units as hospitals make last-ditch efforts to save patients. Treatment with artificial lungs, known as extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, or ECMO, is much more likely to be deployed for patients under age 65, explained Marcelo Cypel, surgical director for the extracorporeal life support program at Toronto’s University Health Network (UHN). We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refre...

Michael Bell /The Canadian Press Just two thirds of available vaccine doses in Canada have been administered as provincial and territorial governments struggle to shift their COVID-19 vaccination programs into a faster gear after months of sluggish federal supply. Most of the doses the provinces have not yet administered were only delivered since Saturday. But even before those shipments were added to the supply in local cold storage, vaccination campaigns faced challenges, including thousands of unfilled appointments, low vaccination rates among groups at the highest risk of COVID-19, and la...