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It has been more than four months since Health Canada approved the first COVID-19 vaccine for children under five, but national uptake has been low. The latest numbers from the Public Health Agency of Canada show, as of Oct. 9, 6.5 per cent of kids under five have received one …
Read More »COVID-19 outbreaks growing in Alberta care homes as transmission rises
Alberta care homes are once again battling a growing number of COVID-19 outbreaks. According to the province, 160 new COVID outbreaks have been declared in long-term care and supportive living facilities across the province since Sept. 1. 72 residents have been hospitalized and 33 have died. “It can be quite trying,” said …
Read More »New Brunswick ‘sees no need’ to release COVID-19 modelling, despite predicted surge
The New Brunswick government refuses to release its latest COVID-19 projections. But one immunologist predicts “a bigger surge than we’ve ever seen.” And a behavioural scientist warns the lack of public data is creating “a false sense of security.” Department of Health officials have repeatedly said in recent months they anticipate …
Read More »Health Canada approves Pfizer’s new bivalent COVID-19 vaccine
Health Canada has approved Pfizer’s new bivalent COVID-19 vaccine, which targets the virus strains now most common in Canada. The updated version of the Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine targets the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants, as well as the original strain of the virus, and is authorized for use as a booster dose in …
Read More »Science table says Ontario needs new approach as COVID-19 burden set to fall on primary care
The burden of COVID-19 going forward will sit on the shoulders of primary care doctors and nurses if no new variant emerges, but the way that medical care is delivered must be reconsidered, Ontario’s now-defunct science table said Monday in its final bit of advice to the province. The Ontario …
Read More »Alberta COVID-19 hospitalizations surge with increase of 137 people in 1 week
Alberta’s COVID-19 hospitalizations are spiking and experts say the big question now is how high the fall surge will go. The number of people hospitalized with the virus jumped from 843 last week to 980 this week — an increase of 137 people in one week. In intensive care, the …
Read More »Hundreds of thousands of COVID-19 antivirals are sitting on shelves across Canada
Health Canada has distributed enough of the antiviral Paxlovid to treat more than 700,000 people with COVID-19, yet the provinces have given only a fraction of that medication to patients. Paxlovid has been shown to significantly reduce hospitalizations and deaths among people most at risk from COVID-19, such as seniors and people …
Read More »COVID-19 vaccination low among young Alberta children ahead of predicted fall surge
More than a month after Alberta children under five became eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, uptake is slower than expected, and some experts are urging parents to consider the shot as fall approaches. According to provincial data, 4.6 per cent of kids between the ages of six months and four …
Read More »Opening the door to my identity: How an FASD diagnosis shaped my life during the COVID-19 pandemic
This piece is by Vinnie Naistus, as told to Rachel Hetherington at FASD Network of Saskatchewan. It has been edited for structure and clarity with Vinnie’s input and approval. I was at home watching YouTube in March 2020 when I first learned about COVID-19 getting serious. I saw a video that said …
Read More »B.C.’s COVID-19 fall booster program begins rolling out next week. Here’s what you need to know
The rollout of British Columbia’s fall COVID-19 booster program is expected to begin next week, according to provincial health authorities. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said everyone five and older is encouraged to get a fall booster six months after their last shot. For those who developed COVID-19 after their last …
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