U.S. health officials Wednesday redefined what counts as close contact with someone who has COVID-19 to include briefer but repeated encounters. For months, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said close contact meant spending a solid 15 minutes within…
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The latest: British Columbia’s provincial health officer says she expects the “beginnings” of a COVID-19 vaccine may be available for some residents as soon as January. “I am confident we will have a vaccine and it will be effective for…
The University of Oxford’s Brazilian trial of its vaccine candidate will continue after the death of a volunteer, the university said on Wednesday, adding an independent review had revealed no safety concerns. “Following careful assessment of this case in Brazil, there have been no concerns…
For months, more than 150 teams around the world have been working at an unprecedented pace to develop a vaccine against the new coronavirus. Ten of those vaccine candidates are now in Phase 3 clinical trials, in which each is…
The number of First Nations people in Manitoba with COVID-19 spiked by another 42 on Monday, as the epidemiological curve continues to show “an ongoing, concerning trend.” That’s the message sent out Tuesday by the Manitoba First Nations COVID-19 Pandemic Response Coordination Team,…
Canadians will not be forced into COVID-19 internment or containment camps, a spokesperson for Health Minister Patty Hajdu said Tuesday — taking aim at a disinformation campaign that has been circulating on social media for weeks. The claim that the federal…
Ontario reported 821 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, the second-most on a single day since a resurgence of the illness began in the province in mid-August. Toronto once again saw the most with 327, while 136 were recorded Peel Region and 79…
Just five per cent of Canadian children met basic physical activity guidelines early on in the pandemic, which is why school phys-ed programs are now looking for alternatives to get students to work up a sweat in a safe fashion. As a result…
B.C. announces 2nd wave of COVID-19, as it confirms 499 new cases and 2 more deaths over the weekend
Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said Monday that B.C. is in the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, as she confirmed 499 new cases of COVID-19 and two more deaths over the weekend. The new numbers bring B.C.’s active…
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association is appealing a decision by the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador to uphold the province’s controversial travel ban, which was introduced this spring to restrict the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19. Michael Bryant, executive…