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Alberta looks to other provinces for help as health-care system buckles under record-high ICU admissions

... staff to treat its sick COVID 19 patients, Dr. Yiu said......
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Alberta’s COVID-19 surge a cautionary tale. Vaccines alone ‘won’t be fast enough’: Tam

. Canada’s top doctor says Alberta’s COVID 19 response is an example... news conference on Thursday that COVID surges can be tamed......
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Moderna says COVID-19 vaccine protection wanes, makes case for booster

... data from Moderna s large COVID 19 vaccine trial shows that... be 600, 000 additional cases of COVID 19, Moderna President Stephen Hoge... We believe this will reduce COVID 19 cases, he said....
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Pandemic elections: What other countries have voted during COVID-19?

... of a fourth wave of COVID 19 . Trudeau has repeatedly... fact, since March 2020, when COVID 19 was declared a pandemic......
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Inside an Ontario ICU where the COVID-19 patients are largely young, and all unvaccinated

... of the fourth wave of COVID 19 in Canada is starkly... where the majority of the COVID 19 patients struggling on life... of the 45 beds are COVID 19 patients fighting for...
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Doctor worried about lack of staff as COVID-19 hit Residence Herron, coroner hears

... dozens of patients died of COVID 19 says she was concerned... Herron’s manager fell ill with COVID 19 and the facility’s owner......
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COVID-19: Middlesex-London Health Unit reports 33 cases Wednesday

... Middlesex London Health Unit reported 33 COVID 19 cases on Wednesday, the... caring for seven inpatients with COVID 19. Five or fewer patients... Five or fewer inpatients with COVID 19 are in Children’s...
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U.S. FDA staff say Pfizer COVID-19 boosters improve immunity but may not be needed

... booster dose of Pfizer s COVID 19 vaccine generates a higher... advisors that Comirnaty the COVID 19 vaccine Pfizer developed with... that currently U.S. licensed or authorized COVID 19 vaccines still afford...
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1 in 500 U.S. residents has died of COVID-19

... its fight against the devastating COVID 19 pandemic 1 in... the U.S. have died of COVID 19, according to Johns Hopkins... hospitalized with and killed by COVID 19 are unvaccinated ....
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69 per cent of respondents reported mental distress during COVID-19 pregnancies: survey

... s Hospital, said uncertainly around COVID 19 transmission and implementation of... loved ones; getting sick from COVID 19 while pregnant; and not... not just the unknown of COVID 19, which was apparent...
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COVID-19: Quebec vaccination head to oversee rapid tests in schools

A+ The head of Quebec’s COVID 19 vaccination strategy will oversee... province have access to rapid COVID 19 testing, Health Minister Christian......
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COVID-19: MLHU reports 7 cases, death of man in his 60s on Tuesday

... Middlesex London Health Unit reported seven COVID 19 cases on Tuesday, though... the health unit’s summary of COVID 19 cases in Middlesex London ... caring for seven inpatients with COVID 19 as of Tuesday,...
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Vladimir Putin self-isolating amid COVID-19 outbreak in inner-circle

... that he tested negative for COVID 19 . The announcement came... circle problems occur with this COVID, ” the Russian leader was... health regulator rejects Russia’s Sputnik COVID 19 vaccine over “serious”...
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Small group of nurses protests against mandatory vaccines outside Montreal hospital

... since the start of the COVID 19 pandemic. More specifically, the... must be fully vaccinated against COVID 19 by Oct. 15 or... group is not against the COVID 19 vaccine but rather...
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COVID-19: What are the political, moral impacts of anti-vaccine protests at hospitals?

... Alberta when it comes to COVID 19. “I think that the......
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A man died after he couldn t get a cardiac ICU bed in 43 U.S. hospitals due to pandemic, family says

... lack of resources. Due to COVID 19, CRMC emergency staff... an ongoing problem during the Covid 19 surge , she told... for comment. An influx of COVID 19 patients has overwhelmed...
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COVID-19: MLHU reports 52 cases, 1 death from Saturday to Monday

... in general hospital wards with COVID 19. Among Ontarians eligible for... Four people are hospitalized with COVID 19, with one in the... are also continuing to offer COVID 19 vaccine shots. On...
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Warnings issued ahead of expected protests at hospitals across Canada

... to curb the spread of COVID 19. Prospective locations include the... Sunday’s joint statement reads. “These COVID 19 heroes need the resources... have not been immunized against COVID 19. British Columbia’s system...
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Alberta scaling back on testing for variants of concern so labs can keep up with general COVID-19 testing: AHS

... to be inundated with new COVID 19 cases that are also... noted that currently, “virtually all COVID 19 cases in Alberta are... Williamson, APL began screening positive COVID 19 cases for variants...
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CDC finds unvaccinated 11 times more likely to die of COVID-19

.. studies released Friday show the COVID 19 vaccines remain highly effective... One study tracked over 600, 000 COVID 19 cases in 13 states... people in U.S. hospitals with COVID 19 are unvaccinated. CDC...