COVID-19 misinformation in Canada cost at least 2800 lives, $300M in hospital expenses CBC News Vaccine hesitancy, COVID conspiracies led to thousands of deaths, high cost for health care system, report finds The Globe and Mail COVID-19 misinformation cost at least 2,800 lives and $300M, new report says CBC News View Full Coverage on Google News
COVID-19 will continue to place significant pressure on Queensland’s health system in 2023 with more waves predicted throughout the year, the state’s Chief Health Officer John Gerrard says. As Queensland’s fourth Omicron wave recedes, Dr Gerrard said it was impossible to know whether the virus would eventually become seasonal, like the flu. “What exactly happens with … Read more
Why has China struggled to vaccinate the elderly against Covid-19? South China Morning Post Mainland Chinese vaccine tourists flock to Macau for mRNA Covid jabs Financial Times Explained: Are Chinese vaccines to blame for its COVID-19 surge? Firstpost China races to vaccinate elderly, but many are reluctant The Washington Post View Full Coverage on Google News
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. For people who have recovered from a COVID-19 infection, vaccination reduces the risk for reinfection by half, compared with natural immunity alone, according to a new report. Examining data from more than 18 million people across the world, Italian researchers also … Read more
Image: Joe Raedle (Getty Images) Science has a way of presenting actual facts and connecting dots you likely didn’t see ever connecting. For instance, who would have thought to find a link between the people who decided to pass on getting vaccinated against COVID-19 and traffic accidents? A recent study published in The American Journal … Read more
Experts have warned COVID-19 is as “serious as it ever was”, one year on from Queensland re-opening its borders. On December 13 last year, Queensland was relatively COVID free. Now the state has recorded more than 1.7 million cases. Within weeks of the border re-opening, the first wave hit Queensland. Large lines formed outside testing clinics, hospitals were stretched … Read more
The Rotary Flames House has been a lifeline over the years for Lia Lousier and her family, but that lifeline is coming to a temporary, yet still unexpected close. Lousier’s 11-year-old son, Braeden Lousier-Hicks has Hajdu-Cheney syndrome, an extremely rare condition that affects many of his organs and bones. He’s struggled with health issues his … Read more
Above, a red AIDS awareness ribbon.Image: Shutterstock (Shutterstock) An experimental HIV vaccine appears to have passed its first test in humans. In a newly released study, the vaccine candidate produced the sort of immune response that scientists had been hoping for in 97% of recipients. Importantly, the vaccine also seemed to be safe and well-tolerated. … Read more
Millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses wasted, says Ontario auditor general report CBC News Ontario’s real estate industry regulator is ineffective, Auditor-General says The Globe and Mail Auditor general’s report: Ontario ignored experts in building Highway 413 CP24 Highway 3 project deemed priority despite low ranking | CTV News CTV News Windsor View Full Coverage on Google News
Alberta premier shelves unvaccinated rights bill CBC News Smith’s bill to protect Alberta’s unvaccinated won’t be introduced in legislature | Globalnews.ca Global News Alberta won’t table bill to protect unvaccinated CTV News Edmonton Alberta premier pushes organizations to drop mandates, shelves unvaccinated rights bill CBC.ca View Full Coverage on Google News