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Canadian-led studies suggest blood thinner can help moderately sick COVID-19 patients
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Canadian-led studies suggest blood thinner can help moderately sick COVID-19 patients

News/Health: A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine Wednesday suggests full doses of the blood thinner heparin improved outcomes and decreased the need for life-support for moderately ill COVID-19 patients.
Alberta's chief medical officer of health sorry for causing 'confusion, fear or anger' on COVID-19
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Alberta's chief medical officer of health sorry for causing 'confusion, fear or anger' on COVID-19

News/Canada/Calgary: Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's top health official is apologizing for causing "confusion, fear or anger" after communicating the province's plan to lift its remaining COVID-19 public health measures.
What is the new delta plus variant?
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What is the new delta plus variant?

A sub strain of the delta variant with the potential to be more resistant to vaccines and contagious has been found in The United States, the United Kingdom, India, and South Korea.
COVID-19 breakthrough patients in Massachusetts cluster talk symptoms
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COVID-19 breakthrough patients in Massachusetts cluster talk symptoms

Two Central New York residents, who were among the hundreds of breakthrough COVID-19 cases in recent Massachusetts outbreaks that caught national attention, are detailing their symptoms.
Rural Ontario hit harder by alcohol during pandemic, study finds
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Rural Ontario hit harder by alcohol during pandemic, study finds

News/Canada/Ottawa: Rural Ontarians engage in more dangerous drinking than urbanites and that gap grew during the pandemic, a new study finds.
WHO calls for moratorium on vaccine booster shots
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WHO calls for moratorium on vaccine booster shots

The head of the World Health Organization is calling for a moratorium on administering booster shots of COVID-19 vaccines as a way to help ensure that doses are available in countries where few people have received their first shots.
Delta variant driving 4th wave in B.C. as associated COVID-19 cases double every 7-10 days: experts
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Delta variant driving 4th wave in B.C. as associated COVID-19 cases double every 7-10 days: experts

News/Canada/British Columbia: Prof. Paul Tupper said the delta variant is a "large part'' of the reason for the increase in COVID-19 case numbers in B.C. The relaxing of restrictions and reopening of the economy have also contributed to the growth, he said.
WHO calls for moratorium on COVID-19 booster shots through September
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WHO calls for moratorium on COVID-19 booster shots through September

News/World: World Health Organization head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday that the WHO is calling for a moratorium on COVID-19 vaccine boosters until at least the end of September.
China seals city as its worst virus outbreak in a year grows
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China seals city as its worst virus outbreak in a year grows

China's worst coronavirus outbreak since the start of the pandemic a year and a half ago escalated Wednesday with dozens more cases around the country, the sealing-off of one city and the punishment of its local leaders.
San Francisco hospital offering ‘supplemental’ COVID-19 vaccine to people who received J&J shot
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San Francisco hospital offering ‘supplemental’ COVID-19 vaccine to people who received J&J shot

San Francisco health officials, along with a major hospital, are "accommodating special requests" for a dose of Pfizer or Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine in people who received J&J's one-shot jab, officials confirmed to Fox News.
Dancing around delta: Manitoba's decision to go unmasked
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Dancing around delta: Manitoba's decision to go unmasked

News/Canada/Manitoba: Doctors are miffed Manitoba is doing away with one of its least restrictive and most effective means of preventing COVID-19 transmission before the more contagious delta variant becomes the dominant strain of the virus here.
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world Wednesday
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Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world Wednesday

News/World: Japan warned on Wednesday that coronavirus infections are surging at an unprecedented pace as new cases hit a record high in Tokyo, overshadowing the Olympics and adding to doubts over the government's handling of the pandemic.
'We did what we were told': Frustration as AstraZeneca recipients forced to cancel international travel
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'We did what we were told': Frustration as AstraZeneca recipients forced to cancel international travel

News/Canada/Calgary: Several countries and tour operators, including many cruise lines, don't recognize the Covishield version of the AstraZeneca-Oxford, which is made in India. Others are not accepting travellers who received different types of vaccines for their first and second shots. 
Pandemic, mixed messages complicate Canadian students' plans to travel to U.S. for school
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Pandemic, mixed messages complicate Canadian students' plans to travel to U.S. for school

News/Canada: While the federal government has announced that fully vaccinated Americans can enter Canada without having to quarantine starting Aug. 9, the U.S. said its side of the land border will remain closed to non-essential travel until at least Aug. 21 to limit the spread of COVID-19.
Province supplies safe consumption sites with drug testing kits
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Province supplies safe consumption sites with drug testing kits

News/Canada/Saskatoon: The Ministry of Health has provided drug testing equipment and training to the province’s only two safe consumption sites, meant to help curb the number of overdose deaths caused by substances laced with potent drugs.
Vaccines on the go: Mobile clinic tours Alberta with COVID-19 shots
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Vaccines on the go: Mobile clinic tours Alberta with COVID-19 shots

News/Canada/Edmonton: A new mobile COVID-19 vaccine clinic has administered more than 375 doses since it embarked on its journey in Kananaskis a little over a week ago. 
7 day average increases 32 per cent in 4 days as B.C. records 742 new cases of COVID-19
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7 day average increases 32 per cent in 4 days as B.C. records 742 new cases of COVID-19

News/Canada/British Columbia: The province announced 742 new cases of COVID-19 over the long weekend on Tuesday and one more death.
Alberta reports 743 new cases of COVID-19 over the past 4 days
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Alberta reports 743 new cases of COVID-19 over the past 4 days

News/Canada/Edmonton: Alberta reported 743 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday, compiling four days of data over the long weekend.
Biden marks 110M doses of COVID-19 vaccine shipped abroad
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Biden marks 110M doses of COVID-19 vaccine shipped abroad

President Biden on Tuesday announced the U.S. exceeded 110 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine sent to 65 countries in an effort to suppress the pandemic globally.
As COVID-19 cases and 4th wave concerns in Quebec mount, so do calls for a vaccine passport
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As COVID-19 cases and 4th wave concerns in Quebec mount, so do calls for a vaccine passport

News/Canada/Montreal: Amid what Quebec officials are calling a worrisome increase in new COVID-19 cases, especially in the Mauricie–Centre-du-Québec region, calls are growing to move ahead with the vaccine passport system in the fall among other stringent measures to slow the spread of more contagious variants.