With a limited supply of Pfizer’s new COVID-19 treatment, Paxlovid, on their way to Canada, the country’s top doctors have identified groups that should be first in line to get the pills – including unvaccinated elderly Canadians. To give unvaccinated Canadians access to this COVID-19 … Read More

Canadian restrictions to tackle COVID-19 is likely to cost lower economic growth at the beginning of the year than in the US, but that has not stopped investors from raising bets Bank of Canada will raise interest rates next week. With hospital capacity stretched, Canadian … Read More

Pfizer‘s Paxlovid COVID-19 antiviral pill has been approved for use in Canada. Health Canada announced Monday that it has approved Pfizer’s pill for use in the fight against COVID-19. The supervisory authority issued on its website that the drug is approved. Paxlovid has been approved … Read More

At least 100 million COVID-19 vaccines sent to poorer nations had to be rejected last month – though not because the countries did not want them, according to a UNICEF official. On the contrary, richer nations delivered the vaccines too close to their expiration date … Read More

Researchers are seeing signs that COVID-19’s alarming Omicron wave may have peaked in the UK and is doing the same in the US, at which point cases may start to drop dramatically. The reason: The variant has proven so wildly contagious that it may already … Read More

The federal government’s response to a plea for help from Bearskin Lake First Nation shows his “indifference” in the middle of one COVID-19 outbreaks that have infected more than half of the isolated community, says a northern Ontario lawmaker. The community, located about 600 kilometers … Read More

The United States on Monday reported 1.35 million new coronavirus infections, according to a Reuters survey, the highest daily total for any country in the world, as the spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant showed no signs of abating. The previous record was 1.03 … Read More

Quebec’s plan to impose a tax on adults who choose to remain unvaccinated against COVID-19 is already being called “constitutionally vulnerable” by critics – but experts say the province is within its rights and the challenges are likely to fail. Details of the proposed tax … Read More

1 / 5 Fever check After Arjun Kapoor and Anshula, reports surfaced that Khushi Kapoor had tested positive for the contagious COVID-19 virus online on Monday, January 10th. However, the daughter of Sridevi and Boney Kapoor did not confirm the news until Tuesday, January 11th. … Read More

Quebec announces that it will impose a health tax on Quebecers who refuse to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Quebec Prime Minister François Legault announced this in Montreal on Tuesday afternoon as the number of pandemic-related hospitalizations continues to rise. “A health contribution will be charged … Read More