Medical
Depression and erectile dysfunction drugs recalled after package mix-up
Food and Drug Administration's website. Earlier this week, AvKare, a pharmaceutical distributor, recalled " 100mg sildenafil tablets and 100mg trazodone tablets due to a product mix-up ". Meanwhile, according to the company, unintended consumption of Tradzodone, an antidepressant, could cause risky side effects such as somnolence/sedation, dizziness, constipation , and blurred vision . [Full Article...]
Applications for the BC Recovery Benefit will open next week
The B.C. government has tabled legislation to provide British Columbians with COVID-19 benefit payments of up to $1,000 for families and $500 for individuals. "Coupled together, the recovery benefit and recovery supplement will provide vulnerable families with up to $1,900 during this hard winter season". The B.C. [Full Article...]
COVID-19 Vaccine Comes With 'Allergy Warning'
Dr. Kelly Grindrod is a Professor in Pharmacy at the University of Waterloo, and a recent guest on Kitchener Today with Brian Bourke. White House officials tasked with combating the ongoing pandemic are reassuring the public following several concerns being raised over Pfizer's vaccine. [Full Article...]
United Kingdom investigates possible allergic reactions to COVID-19 vaccine
He expects further allocations in the following weeks. Last night, the EMA was targeted in a cyberattack , but Cooke said the timeline for the delivery of vaccines will not be affected as its operations have been able to continue. While rapid development may leave some leery about the vaccine's safety, Grindrod said that sort of reaction makes sense. The first allocation is for nursing ho... [Full Article...]
Will take a COVID-19 vaccine publicly
The director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, John Nkengasong, said in late November that vaccinations against the coronavirus on the continent might not start until the second quarter of next year. "It " s true we are seeing vaccination nationalism moving at full speed", the United Nations chief said". Africa's 54 countries now have more than 2.3 million confirmed inf... [Full Article...]
How Many COVID Vaccines Are Coming to Hudson Valley, New York
The priorities were shaped in part by the National Advisory Committee on Immunization, which has recommended the first doses go to residents of long-term care and their caregivers, front-line health workers, people over the age of 80 and adults in Indigenous communities where an outbreak would be harder to manage. [Full Article...]
Biden Taps Susan Rice to Lead White House Domestic Policy Council
The person said Biden does not see foreign, economic and diplomatic realms as separate and discrete and her deep knowledge of how the federal government works will be an asset to implementing his domestic policy agenda. The top domestic policy job will fill out her foreign policy-heavy resume. Republicans hammered Rice for her initial description of the attack on a U.S. [Full Article...]
Canada approves Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine
It couldn't be determined what they were allergic to or where they were located, but both those who suffered an allergic reaction or anaphylaxis carried adrenaline autoinjectors to deal with their allergies. While the vast majority of us are watching on with hope as the BioNTech and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine gets federal approval for use in this country, it's particularly special for a local company... [Full Article...]