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COVID-19: 108 new cases reported in Niagara on Tuesday

It's not just the right thing to do from a humanitarian perspective, she said in an interview Friday. "We're part of the G7, we're a major player in the world...

Canada to change travel rules due to Covid-19 variants

The health minister said B.C. won't be following other provinces going outside the federal procurement process to obtain more vaccines, saying he's confident ...

118 new cases identified as death toll increases by four

While the numbers are trending in the right direction, there are still many reasons to remain cautious, he said. There were 2,548 new COVID-19 cases in the st...

Global COVID-19 deaths to top 100,000 a week, predicts WHO

World Health Organization director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus denounced the "me-first" attitude of wealthy nations and also blasted vaccine manufacture...

At least 12 workers alive after China mine blast

Chinese authorities are rushing to rescue 22 workers trapped underground after an explosion at a mine in the coastal province of Shandong. Workers passed a...

Ontario reports 2,578 new COVID-19 cases, fewest since early January

A portion of the funding will also be used to temporarily transition Mackenzie Health's Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital into a resource supporting the province's C...

Minnesota Nearing 6,000 COVID-19 Deaths

The Department of Health confirmed that there were 4,045 additional positive cases of COVID-19 on Monday, in addition to 6,023 new cases reported Sunday, for a ...

California Calls for Pause on Moderna Vaccines Over Reports of Allergic Reactions

In this public statement , Dr. Erica Pan , California's state epidemiologist, told healthcare providers to "pause" distributing batch 41L20A of the Moderna...

Myanmar confirms 491 COVID 19 infections 16 deaths in 24 hours

The study group was compared with the same number of people from similar demographics and with similar medical profiles over the same period. But the real dea...

USA vaccine worries Norway as 29 elderly people die after receiving shot

The FDA granted an EUA to the COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by Pfizer-BioNTech on Thursday. According to Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. David Williams, i...

India vaccinates record number of people, 3 hospitalised

Figures from Our World In Data reveal that Ireland has administered more vaccines per 100 people this week than any other country in the EU. The vaccination d...

Andrew Cuomo says 74% available Covid vaccine has been administered

The state of NY recently entered phase 1b in rolling out the coronavirus vaccine which is essentially for frontline workers and people over the age of 65. A...

United Kingdom variant could dominate in US by March, CDC

As of January 13, approximately 76 cases of the coronavirus variant have been detected in 10 USA states. This virus transmits more easily from person to perso...

Article image Highly transmissible COVID-19 variant to become dominant in US

According to a report in STAT News , the U.S. CDC warned on Friday that B117, the new COVID-19 variant, could become a dominant strain as soon as March. In t...

COVID-19: 28 additional deaths and 3955 cases reported today

Nationally, Longford recorded the lowest number of daily new Covid-19 infections with five cases being confirmed in the county in this evening's latest figure...

Los Angeles becomes first county to hit 1 million Covid-19 cases

While the number of patients hospitalized daily with COVID-19 decreased slightly, healthcare workers and ICU capacity remains strained. There have been 187,69...

Ontario reports over 3000 new COVID-19 cases Saturday

According to the government, Saturday's positivity rate is 4.9 per cent. The number of new COVID-19 cases in Ottawa reported by the province Saturday is an in...

Norway flags vaccine risk in the very old

A healthcare worker treats a Covid-19 patient in the intensive care unit at Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet in the Norwegian capital on Nov 27. The de...

B.C. reports 536 new COVID-19 cases, seven deaths Thursday

On Thursday, the province reported its first case of the COVID-19 virus variant first detected in South Africa. Bonnie Henry said that by specific health regi...

Covid immunity may last five months but people could still spread virus

The active cases tally on Saturday dropped to 2,691 from 2,795 the previous day, while the positivity rate dropped to 0.42 per cent. Delhi health minister Satye...

Biden picks former FDA commissioner to lead United States vaccine effort

Of the 15 Commissioners I have dealt with during that interval, Dr. David Kessler was as successfully focused on the crucial public health impact of the agency ...

B'Tselem' rights group: Israel pursuing 'apartheid regime' in Palestine

About 20% of the population - including Palestinian Arab citizens of Israel and Palestinian residents of Jerusalem - has been vaccinated. The Palestinian Fo...

Portuguese hospitals under pressure as COVID-19 cases reach record

However, the researchers said that even if a previously infected person has immunity , they may still be able to carry the virus and infect others, CBS News ...

Cold Lake passes 100 COVID-19 cases as Alberta lifts some restrictions

With case numbers falling, Alberta will ease some public health restrictions starting on Monday, allowing hair salons, barbershops and other personal-services b...

Previous Coronavirus Infection May Confer Immunity for at Least 5 Months

Public Health England is reinforcing its message of "stay home, save lives" as a result. With these findings, researchers concluded that people who acquired n...

1st LD: US Health Secretary Azar condemns Capitol violence in resignation letter_china

The Trump administration had already begun shipping out what was available beginning at the end of December, taking second doses directly off the manufacturing ...

US regulators positively review Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

Since then, other countries have signed vaccine deals with Pfizer, so the US may not be able to receive a second major allotment until the summer of 2021, The...

509 new cases of COVID-19, 49 in Northern Health

There are now 4,624 active cases, including 362 people in the hospital, and 74 people in ICU. "This is why it is so important to closely monitor our personal ...

Minnesota Residents 65 and Older Now Eligible for COVID Vaccine

Minnesota has created a new online dashboard to track the progress of COVID-19 vaccine distribution around the state. The Minnesota Department of Health has...

India’s wholesale inflation eases to 1.22% in December

The Primary Articles index for this major group declined by (-3.11%) to 146.5 (provisional) in December, 2020 from 151.2 (provisional) for the month of November...

The goal is to vaccinate 60% of Africans by 2022: Africa CDC

The earliest vaccine distribution in African countries is expected to be in February or March, but a significant rollout is not likely until the middle of the y...

Six residents die as large COVID-19 outbreak ‘devastates’ nursing home

For the staff who work tirelessly and develop close relationships with residents who they have grown to love. The large COVID-19 outbreak occurred at Droimnin...

South African COVID-19 variant found in B.C.

On Thursday, Dr. Henry said the person with the South African variant did not travel nor was that person connected to anyone who had travelled, raising question...

COVID-19 vaccines efficacy debate worries Australia’s chief medical officer

That compares with efficacy of around 95% for vaccines developed by Pfizer and its partner BioNTech as well as by Moderna. The head of Germany's vaccine regul...

European Commission to purchase millions more COVID-19 doses

The other four vaccines must still be green-lighted by the European Medicines Agency. His team said that his second jab would also be done in front of the med...