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Officials say omicron slowing in these states
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Officials say omicron slowing in these states

As the omicron variant of the coronavirus continues to spread, officials in several states across the country have reported the surge is showing signs of slowing.
Spain says COVID-19 is here to stay, and plans to handle it like the flu
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Spain says COVID-19 is here to stay, and plans to handle it like the flu

News/World: Almost two years after a tight lockdown, Spain is preparing to adopt a different COVID-19 playbook. With one of Europe's highest vaccination rates and one of its most pandemic-battered economies, the government is laying the groundwork to treat the next infection surge not as an emergency but an illness that is here to stay.
Cervical cancer: What are the signs and symptoms?
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Cervical cancer: What are the signs and symptoms?

Cervical cancer is the fourth-most common cancer in women.
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Thursday
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Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Thursday

News/World: Austria's parliament is due to vote Thursday on introducing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for adults, the first of its kind in Europe.
Contaminated medical devices used in open heart surgery caused severe infection in patients
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Contaminated medical devices used in open heart surgery caused severe infection in patients

News/Canada: A class-action lawsuit launched on behalf of Canadians who underwent open heart surgery between January 2010 and July 2018 alleges the manufacturer of contaminated medical devices used during the surgeries failed to adequately warn hospitals of the risk.
The life-saving decisions inside an Ontario ICU
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The life-saving decisions inside an Ontario ICU

News/The National: CBC News goes inside the intensive care unit of a Scarborough, Ont., hospital to witness the live-saving decisions staff have to make, where staff describe the common factors among patients.
13-year-old boy dies from suspected fentanyl overdose death while at school, raising alarm
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13-year-old boy dies from suspected fentanyl overdose death while at school, raising alarm

A Connecticut school continued to decontaminate the building after a 13-year-old student died after he reportedly ingested fentanyl at the school last week
Vaccination plus infection offered most protection during Delta surge, U.S. study shows
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Vaccination plus infection offered most protection during Delta surge, U.S. study shows

News/Health: Protection against the previously-dominant Delta variant was highest among people who were both vaccinated and had survived a previous COVID-19 infection, according to a report published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
WHO says no evidence that COVID boosters are needed for healthy children, young adults
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WHO says no evidence that COVID boosters are needed for healthy children, young adults

The World Health Organization's (WHO) chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan said Tuesday that there is no current evidence that suggests healthy adolescents or children need COVID-19 vaccine booster doses.
Models predict wave of omicron deaths
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Models predict wave of omicron deaths

The omicron variant may cause less severe disease on average, but COVID-19 deaths are climbing and modelers say 50,000 to 300,000 more Americans could die by the time the wave subsides in mid-March.
400M free N95 masks to be distributed by Biden administration
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400M free N95 masks to be distributed by Biden administration

As the omicron variant of the coronavirus continues to infect across the country, the Biden administration announced Wednesday that it will begin to distribute 400 million free N95 masks to Americans next week.
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Wednesday
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Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Wednesday

News/World: New Brunswick's health minister is asking the public for assistance as the province struggles with a growing wave of COVID-19 that has sparked concern over the strained health-care system.
P.E.I. to replace pap tests with HPV tests — but COVID is delaying the switch
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P.E.I. to replace pap tests with HPV tests — but COVID is delaying the switch

News/Canada/PEI: Changes are coming to cervical cancer screening for Island women, with a move from the traditional pap smear to HPV testing — but it's being delayed because of COVID-19. 
Red Cross offering free trip to Super Bowl 2022 in exchange for blood
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Red Cross offering free trip to Super Bowl 2022 in exchange for blood

Blood donors will be entered to win a chance to win a trip to California to watch the Super Bowl.
Omicron variant now 99.5% of US COVID cases, CDC says
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Omicron variant now 99.5% of US COVID cases, CDC says

Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed Tuesday that the omicron variant of the coronavirus is now responsible for 99.5% of U.S. cases.
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Tuesday
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Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Tuesday

News/World: COVID-19 hospitalizations hit new highs in Canada's two most populous provinces, officials reported Tuesday, with 4,183 total hospitalizations in Ontario and 3,417 hospitalizations in Quebec.
How to get an at-home COVID-19 test
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How to get an at-home COVID-19 test

Starting Wednesday, the federal website that allows Americans to request free COVID-19 tests will begin accepting orders.
Federal nurses, contact tracers on the way as Nunavut reports another death related to COVID-19
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Federal nurses, contact tracers on the way as Nunavut reports another death related to COVID-19

News/Canada/North: Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Michael Patterson and Premier P.J. Akeeagok are giving the latest COVID-19 update Tuesday at 11 a.m. ET.
Omicron ‘probably’ won’t be prevented by fourth vaccine jab, Israeli researcher says
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Omicron ‘probably’ won’t be prevented by fourth vaccine jab, Israeli researcher says

Israeli researchers on Monday said preliminary data show a second booster shot of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines will “probably” not create enough antibodies to prevent infection from the omicron variant.
Some patients go in for COVID-19, others are infected alongside another issue. In hospitals, those lines blur
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Some patients go in for COVID-19, others are infected alongside another issue. In hospitals, those lines blur

News/Health: Some jurisdictions are now breaking down hospital data into patients admitted directly for COVID-19, and those admitted for other health issues who also test positive. But clinicians say those buckets don't capture the reality on the ground: major pressure on hospitals, and poorer outcomes for patients.