Yukon Premier Sandy Silver and acting Chief Medical Officer Dr. André Corriveau gave an update Wednesday morning on the territory’s efforts to manage a recent surge in COVID-19 cases.Yukon’s rate of new COVID-19 infections ‘is still high but we think we’re heading in the right direction,’ said Dr. André Corriveau, the territory’s acting chief medical officer…
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The CDC reports over 1 million children ages 5 to 11 have received the first dose of Pfizer’s pediatric vaccine. This comes…
Saskatchewan officials say another two COVID-19 patients who had been transferred to Ontario for intensive care have died there, bringing the total number of deaths among transferred patients to five.A Saskatchewan patient is transferred on Oct. 27. A total of 27 Saskatchewan COVID-19 patients were transferred to Ontario due to a bed crunch. As of…
Pfizer says results from its preliminary drug trial are “extraordinary.” CBS News correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti reports on one man’s urgent call for…
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Risk of catching COVID-19 in Nunavik ‘highest it has ever been,’ say health officials
by Sue JonesMarie Rochette, the director of public health for Nunavik, said the region has had 302 cases in the last four weeks, compared to 81 before that, since the start of the pandemic.Kuujjuaq, seen from the air in July, is one of three communities in Nunavik on the red alert level for COVID-19, which means there…
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COVID-19 Has Killed Five Million People — And The Pandemic Is Far From Over
by Sue JonesCOVID-19 has now killed more than five million people worldwide. It is yet another grim milestone in a seemingly endless stream…
Paramount+ Paramount+ has announced a November 25th premiere date for “South Park: Post Covid,” the first of two “South Park” films due…
The CDC endorsed booster shots for millions of Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccine recipients. CBS News correspondent Meg Oliver reports. Then…
The Ontario government will allow businesses such as restaurants, bars and fitness centres to start lifting COVID-19 capacity limits starting on Monday, a senior government source has told CBC News.A patron enters a fast-food restaurant on Queen Street in Toronto, past a sign displaying proof of vaccination information on Sept. 22, 2021. A senior Ontario…