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Some pharmacies to offer COVID testing
Ontario will spend $70 million to purchase 5.1 million doses of the flu vaccine - 700,000 more than the previous year - and high-dose shots geared towards seniors will be available in pharmacies for the first time, Ford said. The Ministry of Education confirmed a rise in the number of schools with a reported case - 116, up from 75 on Monday - out of 4,828 schools. She also announced that Canada ... [Full Article...]
Coronavirus: UK at 'perilous turning point', says Boris Johnson
On the business side, there was widespread angst over what the new restrictions would mean, especially for pubs, restaurants and other hospitality firms . For now, schools across Britain will remain open . Johnson, who was hospitalized in intensive care with the coronavirus in April, said he was "deeply, spiritually reluctant to make any of these impositions, or infringe anyone's freedom". [Full Article...]
More contagious novel coronavirus strain now dominates, reveals US Study
The process is known as the "two-hit hypothesis". But the progression of the disease was quite slow and COVID-19 patients wouldn't expect to see an onset of Parkinson's until at least five years after being diagnosed with coronavirus , Prof Barnham explained. [Full Article...]
Single-dose coronavirus vaccine tested as US experts say no corners cut
Robert Redfield's comments appeared to pour cold water on President Donald Trump's hopes the country could combat the virus with herd immunity, which experts have said would require anywhere from 60 to 80 of the entire population to contain antibodies for the novel coronavirus. [Full Article...]
UK PM unveils new restrictions to curb rising coronavirus infections
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is supposed to set out further constraints on Tuesday, as ministers try to uncover a balance between marking down on the pandemic and avoiding a full lockdown that would snuff out the recovery after the economy fell into its deepest recession for more than 100 years. [Full Article...]
Bill Clinton: McConnell push to fill Ginsburg seat 'superficially hypocritical'
I think the Republican majority should live with the precedent they set in 2016". Hours before the rally, Trump praised two conservative women, Amy Coney Barrett of the Chicago-based 7th Circuit and Barbara Lagoa of the Atlanta-based 11th Circuit, as possible contenders. [Full Article...]
11 additional cases of COVID-19 in Northern Health
Tuesday's COVID-19 update for British Columbia wouldn't have been particularly striking, if not for an unusually large drop in active cases. There are 749 people now hospitalized and 28 percent of these people are in the ICU. Cases by health region since the start of the pandemic: 2,984 in Vancouver Coastal; 4,254 in Fraser; 203 in Island; 511 in Interior; 266 in Northern; 86 people who reside out... [Full Article...]
Toomey vote could signal end of health care for vulnerable Americans
If Senate Republicans and President Trump nominate and confirm the successor for hearing the case, that can tip the balance. Less than a week after Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death , her vacant seat on the U.S. They could eliminate the rest of the language about the mandate. The same would allow the other provisions to remain under effect. At Supreme Court, that was a popular path. [Full Article...]