Dr. Deena Hinshaw apologizes for delay in release of COVID-19 data Alberta’s chief medical officer of health is apologizing for COVID-19 data and modelling not being available and said her team remains committed to ensuring it is publicly available. “I’m sorry that it’s not available,” Hinshaw said during the online session. “Unfortunately, this is not something I can do by myself, and it’s also something we can’t release without moving through … Read More
Not Remdesivir, steroids and blood thinners saving lives from Covid-19 complications LUCKNOW, INDIA : Amid the panic on shortage of Remdesivir injections , experts have pointed out that certain steroids and were saving life of moderate to severely affected covid-19 stricken people. Steroids and blood thinners are groups of medicines used for a spectrum of diseases. The two drugs operate differently in the body to counter medical problems. While steroids have … Read More
India’s Covid-19 crisis There is a split scenario unfolding as the world battles the pandemic. In countries like the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, jubilant, newly-vaccinated people hug their loved ones after a long period of separation. In India, distraught families count their dead. Sick people are being turned away from hospitals that have run out of beds and oxygen, as … Read More
Mississauga and Brampton residents between 18 and 49 can book vaccines this week If you are a young person living in Mississauga’s Malton or Brampton’s Bramalea neighbourhoods, you might be able to book a vaccine appointment as early as this week. On April 13, Premier Doug Ford provided an update to last week’s announcement that people aged 18 and over in designated hot spots, as identified by postal code, are eligible for vaccination … Read More
COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, April 8, 2021 There are 1,036,023 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,036,023 confirmed cases (64,291 active, 948,521 resolved, 23,211 deaths).*The total case count includes 13 confirmed cases among repatriated travellers. There were 7,984 new cases Thursday. The rate of active cases is 169.16 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 48,108 new cases. The seven-day … Read More
Germany limits use of AstraZeneca Covid vaccine for under-60s The German medicines regulator found 31 cases of a type of rare blood clot among the nearly 2.7 million people who had received the vaccine in Germany. Canada earlier suspended use of the AstraZeneca jab in people under 55. AstraZeneca said international regulators had found the benefits of its jab outweighed risks significantly. It said it was continuing to analyse … Read More
Temporary Pfizer vaccine delays are ‘largely behind us,’ procurement minister says CBC News published this video item, entitled “Temporary Pfizer delays are ‘behind us,’ procurement minister says” – below is their description. Federal Procurement Minister Anita Anand says Canadians can soon expect the country’s COVID-19 inoculation campaign to pick up steam after Canada’s vaccine rollout was temporarily beset by delivery delays and reduced shipments of doses. “The temporary delays that we … Read More
Pfizer Vaccine Delivery would be late Yesterday, January 20, 2021, Procurement Minister Anita Anand told the press that the vaccine delivery would be late. This morning the Prime Minister called Pfizer and tweeted, “Today, I spoke with the CEO of Pfizer Global, Dr. Bourla, about the timely delivery of COVID-19 vaccines to Canada. He assured me that we’ll receive 4 million doses by the end of … Read More
Australians download COVIDSafe contact tracing app More than a million Australians have downloaded a coronavirus contact tracing app within hours of it being released by the government. The COVIDSafe smartphone app uses a Bluetooth wireless signal to exchange a “digital handshake” with another user when they come within 1.5m (4.9ft). The app then logs this contact and encrypts it. Users will be notified if they have … Read More
Health Canada cautions on use of malaria drugs to treat COVID-19 Health Canada cautioned on Saturday against the use of malaria drugs hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine to prevent or treat COVID-19. The Canadian health department said here the two drugs may cause serious side effects, including serious heart rhythm problems. It advised use of the two drugs only if prescribed by a doctor. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration also cautioned against … Read More
