COVID News

B.C. may have rescinded COVID restrictions, but questions remain

B.C. may have rescinded COVID restrictions, but questions remain

  • Vancouver Sun
  • Vaughn Palmer
COVID-19 emergency declared over in BC, vaccine mandates lifted for healthcare workers

COVID-19 emergency declared over in BC, vaccine mandates lifted for healthcare workers

  • Vancouver Sun
COVID outbreak among Olympic athletes serves as a pandemic reminder
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COVID outbreak among Olympic athletes serves as a pandemic reminder

  • Forbes
  • Dave Wessner
As provincial funding ends, Ottawa's wastewater surveillance will continue, for now

As provincial funding ends, Ottawa's wastewater surveillance will continue, for now

  • Ottawa Citizen
Study finds ME/CFS not more likely from COVID than from other infections

Study finds ME/CFS not more likely from COVID than from other infections

  • CIDRAP
COVID-19 cases increase in Quebec amid ‘very, very contagious’ variant

COVID-19 cases increase in Quebec amid ‘very, very contagious’ variant

  • Global News
Incidence of diabetes after SARS-CoV-2 infection in England and the implications of COVID-19 vaccination: a retrospective cohort study of 16 million people

Incidence of diabetes after SARS-CoV-2 infection in England and the implications of COVID-19 vaccination: a retrospective cohort study of 16 million people

  • The Lancet
Wastewater surveillance in Ontario is on the brink as protests intensify

Wastewater surveillance in Ontario is on the brink as protests intensify

  • Ottawa Citizen
ICU-acquired infections more common in COVID patients than those with flu

ICU-acquired infections more common in COVID patients than those with flu

  • CIDRAP
Why Covid-19 is spreading this summer

Why Covid-19 is spreading this summer

  • BBC News
Staying COVID-conscious is getting harder to do, advocates say that should change

Staying COVID-conscious is getting harder to do, advocates say that should change

  • Ottawa Citizen
What’s the Risk of Getting Long COVID in 2024?

What’s the Risk of Getting Long COVID in 2024?

  • Time
Death certificate analysis pushes European COVID toll 18% to 27% higher than official records

Death certificate analysis pushes European COVID toll 18% to 27% higher than official records

  • CIDRAP
Drug prevents COVID symptoms in mice by protecting mitochondria, without resistance risk

Drug prevents COVID symptoms in mice by protecting mitochondria, without resistance risk

  • Fierce Pharma
Vaccination slashes risk of long Covid, says large study tracing cases through Delta and Omicron variants

Vaccination slashes risk of long Covid, says large study tracing cases through Delta and Omicron variants

  • STAT
COVID tied to faster progression from preclinical to clinical type 1 diabetes in kids

COVID tied to faster progression from preclinical to clinical type 1 diabetes in kids

  • CIDRAP
European Commission didn't provide enough information about COVID-19 vaccine deals, EU court says

European Commission didn't provide enough information about COVID-19 vaccine deals, EU court says

  • Associated Press
Ontario can’t make COVID disappear by pretending it doesn’t exist

Ontario can’t make COVID disappear by pretending it doesn’t exist

  • Toronto Star
  • Iris Gorfinkel, MD
P.E.I. no longer reporting COVID and other respiratory virus levels in wastewater
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P.E.I. no longer reporting COVID and other respiratory virus levels in wastewater

  • Saltwire
Tour de France reintroduces mask mandate amid COVID concerns

Tour de France reintroduces mask mandate amid COVID concerns

  • CyclingNews
Functional neurological disorder is not an appropriate diagnosis for people with long Covid

Functional neurological disorder is not an appropriate diagnosis for people with long Covid

  • STAT
  • David Tuller, Mady Hornig, and David Putrino
1 in 10 people infected during pregnancy develop long covid, study finds

1 in 10 people infected during pregnancy develop long covid, study finds

  • The Washington Post
Nova Scotians who received fall/winter COVID-19 booster 'still have good protection,' Health Department says

Nova Scotians who received fall/winter COVID-19 booster 'still have good protection,' Health Department says

  • Saltwire
Experts choose target pathogens for Olympic wastewater monitoring

Experts choose target pathogens for Olympic wastewater monitoring

  • CIDRAP
‘Playing COVID roulette’: Some infected by FLiRT variants report their most unpleasant symptoms yet

‘Playing COVID roulette’: Some infected by FLiRT variants report their most unpleasant symptoms yet

  • LA Times
With long COVID, I’ve learned to take the lead on treatments and be kind to myself

With long COVID, I’ve learned to take the lead on treatments and be kind to myself

  • Globe and Mail
Quebec in midst of new summer COVID wave

Quebec in midst of new summer COVID wave

  • Montreal Gazette
Paxlovid pricey for Alberta pharmacies to stock and tougher for patients to find

Paxlovid pricey for Alberta pharmacies to stock and tougher for patients to find

  • CBC News
Florida sees COVID surge in ERs near last winter's peaks

Florida sees COVID surge in ERs near last winter's peaks

  • CBS News
Higher COVID vaccination rates linked to lower prevalence of pediatric asthma
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Higher COVID vaccination rates linked to lower prevalence of pediatric asthma

  • Forbes
‘Visionary’ study finds inflammation, evidence of Covid virus years after infection

‘Visionary’ study finds inflammation, evidence of Covid virus years after infection

  • STAT
NIH announces launch of clinical trial for nasal COVID vaccine

NIH announces launch of clinical trial for nasal COVID vaccine

  • CIDRAP
New ADHD diagnoses doubled from 2020–2022, study suggests

New ADHD diagnoses doubled from 2020–2022, study suggests

  • CIDRAP
Novavax Submits Application to Health Canada for Updated Protein-based 2024-2025 Formula COVID-19 Vaccine

Novavax Submits Application to Health Canada for Updated Protein-based 2024-2025 Formula COVID-19 Vaccine

  • CISION
COVID-19 experts warn of risks of summer surge as N.B. hazard index leads country

COVID-19 experts warn of risks of summer surge as N.B. hazard index leads country

  • CBC News
XBB booster offers protection against JN.1 infections, hospital cases, new data show

XBB booster offers protection against JN.1 infections, hospital cases, new data show

  • CIDRAP
Brain hypoxia, neurocognitive impairment, and quality of life in people post-COVID-19

Brain hypoxia, neurocognitive impairment, and quality of life in people post-COVID-19

  • Journal of Neurology
Masks are going from mandated to criminalized in some states
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Masks are going from mandated to criminalized in some states

  • The Washington Post
Ontario to remove "novel coronavirus" classification from COVID-19

Ontario to remove "novel coronavirus" classification from COVID-19

  • Politics Today
Cannabis use linked to worse COVID-19 outcomes

Cannabis use linked to worse COVID-19 outcomes

  • CIDRAP
Ottawa Public Health seeking ways to continue wastewater testing

Ottawa Public Health seeking ways to continue wastewater testing

  • CBC News
Think you have a summer cold? There's a good chance it's COVID

Think you have a summer cold? There's a good chance it's COVID

  • CTV News

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