COVID-19 vaccine shots amid concerns over rising case number across Ontario.In mid-August, the Ford government approved administering booster shots for transplant recipients, patients with hematological cancers, people who received an anti-CD20 agent as well as residents in long-term care homes, higher-risk retirement homes and First Nations elder-care lodges.A spokesperson from the city says some patients are getting their shots a minimum of eight weeks out from their second vaccine dose through a community clinic after referrals from specialists or their hospital program.

Ontario reports 656 new COVID-19 cases, 13 more deaths with some older due to data cleanup Public health has also been coordinating with local long-term care and.

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‘Not far enough’: Sask. healthcare unions respond to new COVID-19 measures

While the new pandemic measures announced by the province Friday were welcomed by healthcare workers, calls quickly arose calling for more actions to slow down COVID-19 spread.

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COVID-19: Alberta records 10 more deaths as hospitalizations, ICU admissions keep rising

COVID-19 , according to provincial health authorities who also reported Friday that 1,473 new cases of the disease had been identified.As of Friday afternoon, Alberta Health said 686 people were in hospital because of COVID-19 with 169 of those in ICUs.

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Ontario NDP calling for COVID-19 safety zone legislation to protect people at health-care facilities, small businesses

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, protests have become more common. While the causes and reasons might vary, Ontario NDP members say it’s time for the Ford government to step up and do more to protect people following public health guidelines so they don’t become targets.

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Canada election: Impact of COVID-19 on voting in advance polls

The first day of advance polling got underway Friday, but did the pandemic have an impact on voters? Caryn Lieberman reports.

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COVID-19: South zone reacts after funding announced to increase Alberta’s health-care capacity

With COVID-19 vaccinations hitting a plateau and coronavirus-related ICU admissions hitting a high, Alberta doctors continue to sound the alarm about the province’s public health situation.

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Philadelphia Streets Department continues to clean up mud, debris left behind from remnants of Ida

PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Streets Department is working to rid the city of mud and debris left behind by the remnants of Hurricane Ida over a week after the storm.A large street sprayer, tractor and sweeper formed a brigade of heavy equipment pressed into service Friday along Locust Street between 24th and 25th streets.The Schuylkill River jumped its banks last week rising to five feet along the base of Locust, flooding cars on the street and in some parking lots. Deputy Streets Department Commissioner Richard Montanez, who was on hand to watch the cleanup said the work was a little slow because we have to move all the vehicles."There’s a lot of flooded vehicles still in the road, which means the owners can’t move them so we relocate

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SC mom of 4 dies of COVID-19 complications after giving birth

Sara Caitlin Vilchez at her baby shower. ELGIN, S.C. - A 31-year-old South Carolina mother died from complications of COVID-19 just weeks after giving birth to her fourth child. Sara Caitlin Vilchez was diagnosed with COVID-19 38 weeks into her pregnancy on Aug.

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Hospitals feeling the pressure as COVID-19 cases rise

Royal Columbian Hospital Head of Medicine Dr. Gerald Da Roza discusses the impact of rising daily COVID-19 case numbers on hospital resources and staff.

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Alberta health minister grilled over COVID-19 vaccine passport hesitancy

Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro was grilled again by reporters Friday over the province’s hesitation to adopt COVID-19 vaccine passports.

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‘It’s unacceptable’: Quebec premier critical of anti-vaccine protesters targeting high schools

COVID-19: Quebec will suspend unvaccinated health workers without pay as of Oct. 15 The 15-year-old girl’s family told the Journal de Montreal she in fact had an existing heart condition and had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 since June.Roberge said it was irresponsible of demonstrators to use the tragic death of the teen to fuel disinformation.

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COVID-19 vaccines protect against severe illness during Delta

A trio of studies in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) today show that COVID vaccines protect very well against the Delta (B1617.2) variant, with unvaccinated people having 5 times the risk of infection and more than 10 times the risk of hospitalization or death compared with vaccinated people.

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How Corrie's Sally Carman fought back from COVID to film the dramatic murder trial

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‘I’m frustrated we had to’: Alberta health minister defends COVID-19 vaccine incentive

Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro defended the province’s $100 incentive to encourage more people to get the COVID-19 vaccine, while saying he is frustrated that step was needed.

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MLHU reports first COVID-19 cases in students after schools reopen

Excitedly anxious: London, Ont.

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35 more COVID-19 cases confirmed in Simcoe Muskoka

COVID-19 cases on Friday, bringing the local total number of cases up to 13,130, including 256 deaths.Local public health also reported 15 new cases of a COVID-19 variant on Friday, bringing that total to 5,652, including 190 cases that are active.

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Patton Oswalt cancels shows in Florida, Utah over venues’ refusal of COVID-19 protocols

FILE - Patton Oswalt attends the 33rd American Cinematheque Award Presentation Honoring Charlize Theron at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Nov. 08, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California.

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Corrie’s Sally Carman’s Covid diagnosis meant she filmed ‘brilliant’ court scenes on her own

Coronation Street actress Sally Carman has revealed that she had to shoot Seb’s murder trial scenes separately from the rest of the cast after she caught Covid. Sally, who only returned to the ITV set once she had made a full recovery, recalled how she filmed the dramatic scenes in an empty courtroom, with only her co-star Mike Le Vell, who plays Kevin, for company.The 46-year-old actress, who won a TV Choice award this week, explained: “It was very different for me because I came down with Covid so I was off for a month because I got it pretty bad.” Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter .

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US COVID-19 vaccine mandates met with mixed response

"Vaccination requirements work; that's why so many organizations have supported the president's plan," Jeff Zients, the White House COVID-19 response coordinator said today, a day after President Joe Biden announced the most sweeping mandates Americans have seen during the pandemic.

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United Way KFL&A announces $3.6 million fundraising goal

Sisters of Providence donate $5M to help Kingston-area children, seniors The United Way says the higher goal reflects growing needs in the community due to the COVID-19 pandemic.“So this year, more than ever, we’ve seen our agencies really struggle to meet with the growing demands,” says United Way KFLA president and CEO Bhavana Varma.“Mental health services, substance use, homelessness, food, some basic needs.

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COVID-19: NACI recommending booster shots for those who are immunocompromised

Canada’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Theresa Tam said Friday that the National Advisory Committee on Immunization is backing COVID-19 booster shots for those who are immunocompromised while they are still studying them for the general population.

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Canada’s top doctor says vaccine mandates helping uptake, impact on spread of COVID-19 ‘remains to be seen’

Canada’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Theresa Tam said Friday that provincial mandates on COVID-19 vaccines are having an impact with more people scheduling appointments for first doses, but she said it “remains to be seen” if they’re having a direct impact on stopping the spread of COVID-19.

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US halts Afghan evacuee flights due to measles cases

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. has halted all U.S.-bound flights of Afghan evacuees from two main bases overseas after discovering a limited measles outbreak among Afghans arriving in the United States, a hitch that American officials warned will have a severe impact on an often-troubled U.S.-run evacuation.U.S.

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Record high new COVID-19 cases in 2021 for Saskatchewan

COVID-19 infections in 2021 on Friday.According to the provincial government’s dashboard, there were 432 new cases, bringing the overall infection total in Saskatchewan to 57,952. That is the highest number since Nov.

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COVID-19 deaths: Quebec coroner outraged by delay in getting nurses to Residence Herron

COVID-19: Nurse, retired manager unprepared for what she saw at Residence Herron, coroner hears Before that date, managers at the regional health authority serving western Montreal had been helping out at the home, but only a few had formal nursing training.That it took nearly 10 days for nurses to arrive angered coroner Géhane Kamel, who said it was known by that time that residents were slowly dying.Asked why it took so long to deploy frontline staff to the Herron facility, nurse Marie-Eve Rompre said her bosses had told her they did not have the authority to formally manage the privately owned care home and fully take charge.Kamel’s probe is examining 53 deaths at six long-term care homes and one seniors residence during the pandemic’s

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COVID-19: City of London tightens vaccine policy for municipal staff

COVID-19 vaccination policy for municipal employees in the wake of the province’s decision to mandate the shot in higher-risk indoor settings.The revised policy, which will be brought before city council on Tuesday, removes the option that had allowed employees to avoid the vaccine by undergoing regular testing and the completion of an educational session.In a memo to councillors, City Manager Lynne Livingstone wrote that the policy had been revised following the province’s announcement last month, and “local guidance provided by the Chief Medical Officer of Health strongly encouraging workplaces to implement mandatory workplace COVID-19 vaccination policies with similar requirements.” COVID-19: London committee backs vaccine policy for

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Study: Many early nursing home COVID cases, deaths likely unreported

More than 68,000 COVID-19 cases and 16,000 related deaths in US nursing homes may have gone uncounted because they occurred before federal guidelines required facilities to report case and death data in late May 2020, suggests a study yesterday in JAMA Network Open.

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COVID-19: N.B. reports 24 new cases, declares outbreak at Moncton shelter

Experts dispute New Brunswick education minister’s claims about air filters Out of the 24 new cases, Public Health reported that 92 per cent of Friday’s cases are not fully vaccinated. With nine new recoveries, the number of active cases is 136.To date, 76.6 per cent of eligible New Brunswickers are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and 85.4 per cent have received their first dose of a vaccine.There are six people hospitalized due to the virus, with three in an intensive care unit.There are six new cases in Zone 1, the Moncton region, which are all under investigation.

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Saskatchewan to require anyone testing positive for COVID-19 to self-isolate for 10 days

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe announced Friday that a public health order will mandate anyone who tests positive for COVID-19 will be required to self-isolate for 10 days after receiving that positive test result. Those who are close contacts of someone who tested positive must also isolate, but only if unvaccinated.

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CDC: Unvaccinated nearly 11 times more likely to die from COVID-19

WASHINGTON - As coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and deaths continue to surge in the United States, a new study shows unvaccinated people are nearly 11 times more likely to die from COVID-19, and about as likely to be hospitalized with the coronavirus, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The study, released by the CDC, looked at more than 600,000 COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in 13 states between April and July. During the studied time period, a total of 92% of COVID-19 cases, 92% of hospitalizations and 91% of COVID-19–associated deaths were reported among persons not fully vaccinated.

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Manitoba reports 105 new COVID-19 cases, 1 additional death

COVID-19 infections and another death linked to the virus.Data released on the province’s online COVID-19 dashboard shows that 86 of the new cases announced Friday weren’t fully vaccinated.

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Anti-vax care home worker, 30, claims she would rather give up job than get Covid jab

Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox! A care home worker has said she would rather lose her job than get the Covid vaccine, ahead of the deadline set by the Health Secretary. Sajid Javid set September 16 as the date by which all care home workers must have had their first dose, with November 11 the date for the second dose – unless they are medically exempt.

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COVID-19 Scan for Sep 10, 2021

A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study shows that 65.9% of a sample of US adults who tested positive for COVID-19 reported at least one lingering symptom more than a month later.The study, published today in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

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COVID-19: Nova Scotia reports 11 new cases, active total hits 78

As of Friday, Nova Scotia has 78 active cases of COVID-19. Of those, one person is in a hospital COVID-19 unit.Nova Scotia Health Authority’s labs completed 3,364 tests Thursday.There were 2,838 tests administered between Sept.

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COVID-19: MLHU reports 18 cases, 15 recoveries Friday

On Friday, the Middlesex-London Health Unit reported 18 COVID-19 cases, though the total case count climbed by 17 to 13,603 with 209 active cases (an increase of two), 13,159 recoveries (an increase of 15), and 235 deaths.The most recently recorded death was added to the MLHU’s dashboard on Sept. 3 and involved a woman in her early 30s who was unvaccinated.

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Alberta teachers frustrated, anxious about COVID-19 outbreaks: union

The Alberta Teachers’ Association and some doctors are sounding the alarm: it’s been about a week since kids went back to class and already a number of Alberta schools have had a COVID-19 outbreak. Fletcher Kent has more on the noon news.

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Latest Greater Manchester coronavirus infection rates and data as cases rise in all 10 boroughs

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French ex-health minister charged over handling of Covid pandemic: prosecutor

Former French Health Minister Agnes Buzyn has been put under formal investigation over her handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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‘No. Absolutely not’: Trudeau says he doesn’t regret calling election during 4th wave

COVID-19 pandemic, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is standing firmly behind his decision.Speaking to reporters during a Friday press conference, Trudeau was asked if he has any regrets about triggering the election and sending Canadians to the polls.“No.

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4 New Jersey counties receive Major Disaster Declarations

HOBOKEN, NJ - SEPTEMBER 2: (EDITOR'S NOTE: Alternate crop) A person stands in a flooded street the morning after the remnants of Hurricane Ida drenched the New York City and New Jersey area on September 2, 2021 in Hoboken, New Jersey.

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COVID-19 hospitalizations cost health care system upwards of $1B

We’re getting a clearer picture today of the financial impact the pandemic has had on Canada’s health care system and as you can imagine, it’s not cheap. As Aaron McArthur reports, the news isn’t good for those who end up in hospital.

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Saskatchewan enacting mandatory self-isolation order for positive COVID-19 cases

COVID-19: Rally at Saskatchewan legislature calls on Moe, Merriman to take action The new self-isolation measure does not apply to fully vaccinated individuals identified as close contacts. However, they are required to self-monitor and seek testing at the first sign of COVID-19 symptoms.The government said it enacted this measure, along with other measures, to address the pressures the health care system currently faces.

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ESPN's Allison Williams Refuses COVID Vaccine, Will Not Cover Upcoming College Football Season

Allison Williams will not be reporting for ESPN this upcoming season.

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Dubai World Expo: No Covid vaccination, testing required for millions of visitors

Dubai’s World Expo won’t be required to provide Covid vaccination certificates or get tested to enter one of the world’s biggest in-person events since the pandemic began.

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Surging coronavirus cases force health chiefs to suspend visiting at Crosshouse and Ayr Hospital

Ayrshire's two biggest hospitals with immediate effect.All other hospitals will continue to support two designated visitors, officials confirmed.Jennifer Wilson, interim nurse director explains: “As community prevalence of COVID-19 continues to rise, we are seeing increasing numbers in our acute hospitals, University Ayr and Crosshouse."In order to limit the spread and maintain the safety of all our patients and staff, we have had to make the difficult decision to suspend visiting in these hospitals."Please be assured that we will be carefully monitoring the situation and will look forward to welcoming back visitors when it is safe to do so."We know this will be difficult for our patients and their families and ask for your co-operation to

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Ontario has administered thousands of 3rd COVID-19 vaccine doses to the immunocompromised

COVID-19 vaccine to some of the province’s most vulnerable residents and will continue to do so despite the World Health Organization calling for a moratorium on the practice.The global public health agency says vaccine-rich countries should stop offering third shots for the rest of the year so the shots can be diverted to under-vaccinated countries.A spokeswoman for Health Minister Christine Elliott says the province had administered more than 14,500 third doses as of Tuesday night — a number it plans to start reporting publicly.

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Quebec reports 879 new COVID-19 cases, its highest daily infection number in months

COVID-19 cases on Friday — its highest daily case number since May 9.Four more virus-related deaths were also added to the toll, which now stands at 11,301.Of the new cases, 624 of the infections are reported in people who are either not vaccinated or two weeks removed from their first dose.Sixty of the cases are in people who received their first dose more than two weeks ago and 195 of the cases are in people who received their second dose at least one week ago.1/2Augmentation des cas et 27 nouvelles pers hospitalisées, dont 21 qui n’étaient pas adéquatement vaccinées.Notre réseau se santé est entré dans la 4e vague avec une capacité hospit inférieure à la 3e vague.

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Lorde bails on the 2021 MTV VMAs due to COVID-19 protocols

news dropped that she was no longer performing at the music awards ceremony, the pop artist released an explanation days later.“We were planning this insanely amazing many-bodied intimate dance performance, not fully understanding the (very necessary!) safety protocols that are in place,” she wrote. “I can’t make something less than outstanding for you guys.”She addressed her fans’ concerns and assured them she’s “totally fine.”“There will be many more TV performances, don’t you worry,” Lorde promised.The announcement comes amidst a surge of COVID-19 cases in Los Angeles County.

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PM Modi reviews Covid situation in India

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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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