In a detailed review ahead of next week's advisory committee meeting, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) staff today said the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine will likely provide meaningful protection against the Omicron variant, but they raised concerns about the potential for rare cardiac conditions after vaccination.Cardiac issues raised with other vaccinesThe FDA's Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) is slated to consider emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Novavax vaccine on Jun 7.The vaccine is a recombinant nanoparticle protein-based product that contains an adjuvant and is given in two doses 3 weeks apart.

The vaccine is made on a more traditional production platform, raising hopes of increased vaccine uptake among Americans who have shied away from newer mRNA vaccines.

The vaccine is already used in other parts of the world.In an 80-page review of the vaccine's efficacy and safety, the FDA combed through trials that included 30,000 patients and were conducted before the Delta and Omicron surges.

Last June, a phase 3 trial found that the vaccine had 90% overall efficacy and was well tolerated, with few serious and adverse events.

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Hospitals in Waterloo Region, Guelph will still require masks when province lifts mandate

Most remaining Ontario COVID mask mandates lifting on Saturday “We care for the most vulnerable patients and masking is one way we can keep them safe.”Walker, who is also the lead for the Waterloo Wellington Hospital COVID-19 response, went on to say that “maintaining safety measures at our hospitals helps protect patients and staff. They also reduce the opportunity for outbreaks to occur in hospital settings which can affect our ability to provide and ramp up our services.”The list of hospitals which will continue to require masks includes Grand River Hospital and St.

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N.L. woman woke to find RCMP officers in her home, questioning 11-year-old daughter

A western Newfoundland woman says she’s still shaken after she awoke early Sunday morning to find that RCMP officers had entered her home while her family slept and questioned her 11-year-old daughter.

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India reports 5,233 new covid cases as total number goes past 28k

NEW DELHI : India reported 5,233 covid cases in the last 24 hours, prompting doctors and scientists to renew their advice for people to wear masks and continue to follow covid-appropriate behaviour. The figure marked a jump of 1,500 over Tuesday’s 3,714 new cases. The total number of active caseload rose to over 28,800 across the country.

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Most remaining Ontario COVID mask mandates lifting on Saturday

COVID-19 mask mandates will be lifted on Saturday, the province’s chief medical officer of health says.In a statement issued Wednesday afternoon, Dr. Kieran Moore said as of 12 a.m.

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HIV may predispose to post-vaccination COVID, requiring extra doses

The risk of COVID-19 infection after primary vaccination was 28% higher in adults diagnosed as having HIV, suggesting they may benefit from two additional doses, according to a US study published yesterday in JAMA Network Open.

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COVID-19 Scan for Jun 08, 2022

COVID-19 infection and pregnancy independently raised the risk of intensive care unit (ICU) admission, the need for supplemental oxygen, and death among hospitalized women in sub-Saharan Africa, finds a study published today in Clinical Infectious Diseases.A team led by researchers from the University of Pittsburgh stu

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AstraZeneca claims its Evusheld jab protects against severe Covid-19 or death

AstraZeneca's tests for treatment of people at risk of death from coronavirus has revealed good results in a late-stage trial, its maker AstraZeneca announced Wednesday. The British pharmaceutical giant, which has already produced a widely used coronavirus vaccine, said the Evusheld jab "provided clinically and statistically significant protection against progression to severe Covid-19 or death".

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COVID-19: Quebec set to end mask mandate for public transit

COVID-19 situation in the province continues to improve.Masking will remain mandatory in hospitals, long-term care homes and other health-care centres.

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Laid off during Covid, man turns entrepreneur. Now owns a startup with 30 employees

pandemic has left many without jobs and no income, however, some have turned the adversity into an opportunity. "To people who got impacted by layoffs, I was laid off in May 2020," writes Prashant Mahajan who is now the co-founder of product management platform Zeda.io. Zeda.io was founded by Mahajan and Vaibhav Devpura in January last year in Bengaluru and registered in Delaware, US.

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Is recent COVID surge an alarm for the 4th wave? Check symptoms to watch out for

Omicron which had already peaked earlier this year. So catching a severe infection from its subvariant for the second time is highly unlikely.

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Ontario COVID numbers: 522 people in hospital, 114 in intensive care

COVID on Wednesday, with 114 in intensive care.This is down by four for hospitalizations and unchanged for ICUs since the previous day.Last Wednesday, there were 722 hospitalizations with 127 in ICU.According to latest data for hospitalizations, 59 per cent were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for COVID-19. For those in ICUs, 31 per cent were admitted for other reasons.

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Moderna says updated COVID shot boosts omicron protection

Nurses draw vaccine doses from a vial as Maryland residents receive their second dose of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine on March 25, 2021 in Bowie, Maryland. (Win McNamee/Getty Images) NEW YORK - Moderna's experimental COVID-19 vaccine that combines its original shot with protection against the omicron variant appears to work, the company announced Wednesday.COVID-19 vaccine makers are studying updated boosters that might be offered in the fall to better protect people against future coronavirus surges.Moderna's preliminary study results show people given the combination shot experienced an eight-fold increase in virus-fighting antibodies capable of targeting the omicron mutant, the company announced.RELATED: Moderna asks FDA to approve COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 6Today’s COVID-19 vaccines all are based on the original version of the coronavirus.

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Brexit and COVID contribute to nearly 50 per cent of ecstasy sold containing none of drug

COVID lockdowns and police operations against supply chains has led to a sharp and potentially harmful increase in fake MDMA, the study published in the Drug Science, Policy and Law journal claimed.Festival goers are therefore being warned about an “unprecedented shift” in the UK MDMA drug market, which has seen huge changes between 2019 and 2021 when Brexit was enacted and COVID lockdowns came into force.The Loop is testing @Parklifefest again this weekend & we are very keen to see what is in circulation this summer. We envisage it is more like 2019 but there are still some cathinones in circulation & a few sock drawer & old stock legacy pills from last year doing the rounds.

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At 2,701, Maharashtra sees biggest Covid jump in nearly 4 months, most cases from Mumbai

Maharashtra had seen 1,881 new Covid cases a day ago As many as 2,701 more people tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours across Maharashtra, said the state health department on Wednesday. Out of the total, 1,765 cases were detected from state capital Mumbai.

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HSPC reports lowest number of monthly Covid deaths in almost one year

Provisional figures from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HSPC) show that there were 63 Covid-19 deaths in Ireland last month.

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Air passengers violating Covid norms to be treated as ‘unruly', will be deboarded: DGCA

enforcing the rules. “Airline shall ensure that all passengers are wearing face mask properly and continue to wear the mask throughout the journey. The face masks can be removed under exceptional circumstances and for permitted reasons only," said the DGCA in its new order. “In case, any passenger on board an aircraft refuses to wear mask or violates the ‘Covid Protocol for passengers’ even after repeated warnings, during the course of the flight, such passenger may be treated as ‘Unruly Passenger’," it added. This follows an order by the Delhi High Court, which stated that strict actions should be taken against those passengers who are found violating Covid-19 safety norms at airports and inside aircraft.

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India records 5,233 fresh covid cases in 24 hours

NEW DELHI: India reported 5,233 fresh covid infections in the last 24 hours, taking the tally of active cases to 28,857, according to the Union health ministry's updated data on Wednesday. On Tuesday, the country had reported 3,714 new cases. Active cases now make for 0.07% of total infections, while the national recovery rate was at 98.72%, the ministry said.

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New COVID-19 cases in India jump to highest in over 3 months

COVID-19 recovery rate of 98.72 percent. In the last 24 hours, the active COVID-19 caseload has grown by 1,881 cases. According to the ministry, the daily positivity rate was 1.67 percent, and the weekly positivity rate was 1.12 percent.

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Covid updates: India sees 41% jump in daily caseload; Mumbai logs 1,242 cases

Maharashtra logged 1,881 new Covid-19 infections and 8,432 active cases on Tuesday. Of the 1,881 Covid cases, Mumbai added 1,242 Covid infections--almost double the previous day's count. India's financial capital had recorded 676 cases but no deaths on Monday.

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US has wasted more than 82 million COVID-19 vaccine doses: report

WASHINGTON - More than 82 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have reportedly gone to waste since the beginning of the pandemic, according to media reports. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shared the data with NBC News, meaning that just over 11% of doses the federal government distributed between December 202 through mid-May were discarded. That's nearly 20 million more doses wasted than the 65 million The Associated Press reported wasted in February. CVS and Walmart were responsible for the largest amount – over a quarter – of doses thrown away during the 1.5-year time period. Other chains like Rite Aid, Costco and a dialysis center each wasted more than a quarter of the doses they received, the report said. COVID SCHOOL CLOSURES CAUSED RISE IN MENTAL HEALTH ER ADMISSIONS, SUICIDAL IDEAS, TABLET MAGAZINE ARTICLE SAYSThe vaccines come in a vial and have a short shelf life.

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7,050 community cases; 361 hospitalisations; 14 in ICU; 24 deaths

Today we are reporting 7,050 community cases, 361 current hospitalisations, and 24 deaths.

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Beanie Feldstein tests POSITIVE for COVID-19 and will miss Funny Girl performances

Beanie Feldstein announced on Instagram this Tuesday that she will have to miss a string of upcoming Funny Girl performances because she has COVID-19.Although she has tested positive, she clarified that she is 'vaxxed and I'm boosted and I'm very grateful to not be feeling too bad.'While the 28-year-old temporarily withdraws from the show 'to keep everybody safe,' her standby Julie Benko will take her place. Uh oh:Beanie Feldstein announced on Instagram this Tuesday that she will have to miss a string of upcoming Funny Girl performances because she has COVID-19Julie's Broadway experience includes understudying Cosette in Les Miserables and multiple roles in Fiddler On The Roof.'I'm just really bummed to miss seeing you all at the theater and I can't wait to get back onstage very soon,' said Beanie in her Instagram video, blowing a kiss.

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COVID-19 update, 8 June 2022 1:30pm

The Ministry’s Chief Science Advisor, Dr Ian Town will host a media briefing at 1.30pm today to provide updates on the COVID-19 response – specifically, on the surveillance measures for monitoring new variants of the virus in Aotearoa.

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FDA advisers recommend Novavax COVID vaccine for emergency use

With nearly 22% of the nation yet to receive a single COVID-19 vaccine dose, federal vaccine advisers today recommended that the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine be approved under an emergency use authorization (EUA).

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COVID-19 was leading cause of duty-related police deaths in 2020

COVID-19 caused 62% of duty-related deaths of US police officers in the first year of the pandemic—a rate that rose to 77% to 82% among minority officers—according to a new study published in Policing: An International Journal.

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COVID-19 Scan for Jun 07, 2022

People who believe in conspiracies about the COVID-19 pandemic are at an increased risk of experiencing anxiety and depression, according to new research presented at the European Congress of Psychiatry and published in Frontiers in Psychiatry.The research was based on survey results of 700 volunteers who answer

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Remaining Ontario COVID-19 mask mandates set to expire this week

Ontario government’s last-remaining COVID-19 mask mandates are set to expire later this week.The mandate for settings deemed high-risk was previously set to be lifted on April 27, but was extended to June 11, which is this Saturday.It applies to public transit, health-care settings, long-term care and retirement homes, as well as shelters and other congregate care settings that provide services to “medically and socially vulnerable individuals,” the province previously said. Ontario extends remaining COVID mask mandates A full list of the settings where masking is still required is available here.The Ministry of Health told Global News on Tuesday that chief medical officer of health Dr.

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Omicron BA.4, BA.5 account for nearly 13% of COVID variants in the US: CDC

coronavirus variant can dodge antibodies from earlier infection well enough to trigger a new wave.

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Trudeau mum over Biden’s move to exclude ‘less like-minded’ countries from summit

Justin Trudeau isn’t saying whether he supports President Joe Biden’s decision to exclude Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba from this week’s Summit of the Americas.Trudeau acknowledges that some of the countries in the Western Hemisphere are “less like-minded” than others.But he says they all share a number of urgent issues, such as migration pressures, climate change and recovering fully from the COVID-19 pandemic. Trudeau says world leaders should ‘keep up with changes’ as Chile undergoes mining reform All three are expected to be on the agenda at the weeklong summit as the prime minister departs for Los Angeles later Tuesday.On the way, he and Defence Minister Anita Anand are stopping in Colorado Springs, Colo., for meetings with commanders and officials from NORAD, the joint-command continental defence system slated for upgrade.Also accompanying Trudeau are Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault and Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly, who is scheduled to meet with U.S.

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Ontario COVID numbers: 526 people in hospital, 114 in intensive care

COVID on Tuesday, with 114 in intensive care.This is up by 96 for hospitalizations and a decrease of two for ICUs since the previous day, as hospitals report updated figures following the weekend.Last Tuesday, there were 808 hospitalizations with 140 in ICU.According to latest data for hospitalizations from the weekend, 62 per cent were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for COVID-19. For those in ICUs, 34 per cent were admitted for other reasons.

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Mumbai sees 50% rise in new COVID cases today; highest in over 3 months

Mumbai on Tuesday reported 1,242 new COVID cases pushing the active tally to nearly 6,000.

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University of Guelph to hold grad ceremony for 2020 and 2021 graduates

COVID-19 pandemic.“University of Guelph graduates from 2020 and 2021 are getting a do-over — a chance to cross the stage with their peers and enjoy an enhanced graduation experience like no other,” a release from the school read. New charitable space beer launched in Guelph, Ont.

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Maharashtra sees 1,881 new Covid cases in a day, BA.5 Omicron variant found in 31-year-old

Maharashtra on Tuesday recorded 1,881 fresh Covid-19 cases but no pandemic-related deaths, the state health department said. The caseload in the state rose to 78,96,114, while death toll remained unchanged at 1,47,866. Maharashtra also saw 878 recoveries in a span of 24 hours.

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Finland to extend Covid travel rules for UK travellers entering country

Finland is the latest EU nation to extend Covid entry restrictions for travellers from the UK until next month.

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Coffee smells like burning trash? Long COVID can spoil your tastebuds for life. Check symptoms, cure

long COVID. One of the most common symptoms of COVID-19 is loss of sense of smell and taste. And, a quarter of the patients, who have lost their smell because of Covid, do not get it back for months after the initial recovery.

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Hotel occupancies cross 65% mark for the first time since covid outbreak: Report

₹5,850. This led to revenue per available room (RevPAR) rising 5% from April 2019 to ₹3,804.

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Spain lifts Covid travel restrictions for EU countries - but not UK

Spain has scrapped coronavirus travel rules for all countries in the European Union - but not for the UK.

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High levels of depression, alcohol use in people with Long Covid - study

A new study has found high levels of moderate to severe depression and concerning alcohol use in people with Long Covid.

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COVID-19 vaccination information kiosks open now in (NSW, QLD, VIC, SA and NT)

COVID-19 vaccination information kiosks are now open in shopping centres and events in (NSW, QLD, VIC, SA and NT) to help you book a vaccination appointment.

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ATAGI update following weekly COVID-19 meeting – 18 May 2022

over 58 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in Australia.ATAGI note the increasing number of influenza notifications occurring nationally and continue to encourage all eligible groups to receive an influenza vaccine as soon as possible.Following a review of evidence relating to need for 4th (winter) doses of COVID-19 vaccine for at risk groups, ATAGI are finalising advice for expanded groups recommended to receive a 4th dose to protect against severe disease.ATAGI continue to emphasise the importance of remaining up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations by receiving the primary course and a booster dose, with three doses providing protection against severe disease, hospitalisation and death for healthy people.The TGA Weekly Report provides a detailed breakdown of adverse events following immunisation, including Australian rates of myocarditis and pericarditis.More information can be found in the following resources:More information can be found on the Department of Health website, with resources for both providers and patients.

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Top 3 questions – What is long COVID, is it becoming more common, do vaccines reduce your chance of getting it

Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Professor Michael Kidd, answers the Top Three questions across our channels. Hello. My name is Professor Michael Kidd.

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COVID-19 vaccination information kiosks open now in (NSW, Qld, Vic, NT and SA)

COVID-19 vaccination information kiosks are now open in shopping centres and events in (NSW, Qld, Vic, NT and SA) to help you book a vaccination appointment.

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Expanded ATAGI recommendations on winter COVID-19 booster doses for people at increased risk of severe COVID-19

media release.The primary goal of the Australian COVID-19 vaccine program is to minimise the risk of severe disease, including hospitalisation and death, from COVID-19.Currently, the COVID-19 vaccination program is targeted at preventing severe disease, by providing additional protection to those with risk factors for severe disease. On 25 March 2022, ATAGI recommended an additional winter booster dose (4th dose for most people) for the highest risk groups: people aged 65 years and above, residents of aged care or disability care facilities, people with severe immunocompromise and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 50 years or above.In this updated advice, an additional winter booster is now also recommended for other people at increased risk, to be given 4 months after their first booster dose.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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