Researchers will address pressing health challenges and help revitalize public health systems across the country Ottawa – The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the importance of maintaining a strong public health system to protect the health of Canadians. The Public Health Agency of Canada and its counterparts in provinces, territories, and municipalities across the country play an essential role in preventing the spread …
London – A UK study says if someone is having cold-like conditions such as sniffles, headaches, and tiredness. it is likely one is positive for Omicron, The study suggests that the super mutant virus is more akin to a cold than Covid. Data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) also shows that the number of Covid positive cases which are …
New York – Pandemic affected people from all walks of life but children were the most affected. Several studies have shown that the pandemic has not only robbed kids their playtime and social interactions, it has also affected their motor and communication skills, Nature magazine reported.
London – The study, led by the University of Exeter in the UK, said one in 10 people. The study, published in the international Journal of Infectious Diseases, found that 13% people exhibited clinically-relevant levels of virus after 10 days, meaning they could potentially still be infectious.
London – The European Medicines Agency has asked to add a rare spinal inflammation called transverse myelitis as a side effect of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine. The committee, after reviewing data, said a causal relationship between these the vaccine and transverse myelitis is can be a possibility.
BRUSSELS – Poorer nations last month rejected more than 100 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines distributed by the global program Covax, mainly due to their rapid expiry date, Etleva Kadilli, director of Supply Division at UN agency UNICEF told lawmakers at the European Parliament.
Ontario – The Ontario government has made slots available at 10 additional COVID-19 vaccine clinics specifically for education and child-care workers in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. Eligible individuals will be able to book an appointment at one of these locations that started on Jan. 8. The clinics are located in Toronto, Richmond Hill, Mississauga, Vaughan, Pickering, Hamilton, Oakville …
London – Covid should be treated as an endemic virus similar to flu, and mass vaccination must end, former chairman of the UK’s vaccine taskforce has said. According to Dr Clive Dix, there is a need to protect the vulnerable and not all must be vaccinated.
ROME (AP) Pope Francis suggested yesterday that getting vaccinated against the coronavirus was a “moral obligation” and denounced how people had been swayed by “baseless information” to refuse one of the most effective measures to save lives during the pandemic. Francis used some of his strongest words yet calling for people to get vaccinated in a speech to ambassadors accredited …
Washington – A new study, published in the peer-reviewed American Journal of Infection Control, involved health-care staff, found that N95 respirators, can be functional and effective up to 25 cycles of reuse upon decontamination. Researchers found no changes in respiratory integrity or filtration efficiency.
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