ANN ARBOR, Mich. - The United States saw its alcohol consumption spike during the COVID-19 pandemic, and researchers at the University of Michigan believe the results of their recent study on alcohol-associated liver disease highlight the need for public health interventions.The study, published Tuesday in the journal "JAMA Open Network," found significant increases in the number of people registering for the national organ transplant waiting list as well as the number of deceased donor liver transplants linked to alcoholic hepatitis.In association with increased alcohol sales, both statistics exceeded predicted volumes by more than 50%.RELATED: Americans drank, smoked more in pandemic: study"While we cannot confirm causality, this study.

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Federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate for travel begins

As of October 30, rail and air passengers in Canada require proof of COVID-19 vaccination to travel. David Akin explains what travellers will have to show, the efforts underway to have a standard national document, and what happens when the grace period ends.

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Calls to address global COVID-19 vaccine disparities at G20 summit

As the G20 summit kicks off in Rome, leaders of the world’s richest nations are facing calls to spread the wealth when it comes to COVID-19 vaccines. Canada has announced plans to donate $15 million to help South Africa make vaccines domestically.

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Dr. Ala Stanford withdraws candidacy for Philadelphia Health Commissioner

PHILADELPHIA - Dr. Ala Stanford, whose work leading the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium accelerated Philadelphia's vaccine rollout, withdrew her candidacy for Philadelphia Health Commissioner on Saturday.In a statement distributed on Saturday night, Dr.

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Northern Lights could light up Halloween weekend skies across Canada

a solar flare erupted on Thursday morning, causing a high-frequency radio blackout across parts of South America.A solar flare is a powerful burst of radiation, and, when it hits Earth’s atmosphere, it has the potential to not only affect technology but also create magnificent geomagnetic storms — a.k.a. the Northern Lights.

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Boy hospitalized, intubated for mysterious illness during family trip to Disney World

ORLANDO, Fla. - A family trip to Disney became a medical nightmare for one family from Ohio. "The second day that we had planned, he actually didn’t make it because that’s the day he got hospitalized," Vanessa Baker said. Baker’s 12-year-old son, Kameron, has been on a vent for three weeks at Nemours Children’s Hospital in Orlando. His lung collapsed since he’s been there and his mom says doctors don’t even know why. Vanessa says she took Kameron to Disney and Gatorland and then he developed a cough. "The next morning he still had that croupy cough, kept crying that his throat hurt and that’s when I took him to the ER," Baker said. | SUBSCRIBE TO FOX 35 ON YOUTUBE |Kameron has autism, asthma and developmental delays.

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China’s Xi Jinping calls for mutual recognition of COVID-19 vaccines

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday called for mutual recognition of COVID-19 vaccines based on the World Health Organization’s emergency use list, according to a transcript of his remarks published by the official Xinhua news agency.Speaking to the Group of 20 Leaders’ Summit in Rome via video link, Xi said China had provided more than 1.6 billion COVID shots to the world, and was working with 16 nations to cooperate on manufacturing doses.

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Russia considers using ‘Sputnik Light’ as booster against COVID-19

Russia will recommend using the domestically-made Sputnik Light vaccine against COVID-19 only as a booster for people who have already been vaccinated, Russian news agencies cited the health minister as saying on Saturday.Russia had previously promoted Sputnik Light, which comprises the first shot of its flagship two-shot Sputnik V, as an effective standalone vaccine as well as a booster that can be combined with non-Russian vaccines.“As the Delta variant is advancing, there will definitely be changes made today to the methodological recommendations on vaccinations where it will (say): only use ‘Sputnik Light’ for re-vaccination,” Health Minister Mikhail Murashko was quoted as saying by TASS.

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COVID-19: New Brunswick reports 2 deaths, 33 new cases on Saturday

Premier Higgs examines options after CUPE strike impacts New Brunswick health care The number of hospitalizations has dropped. There are now 23 people in hospital, of whom 15 are unvaccinated, one is partially vaccinated and seven are fully vaccinated.Thirteen people are in intensive care, 10 of whom are unvaccinated, one is partially vaccinated and two are fully vaccinated.There have been 37 new recoveries, leaving an active total of 551.

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Biden, European allies to resume negotiations with Iran over nuclear program

ROME (AP) - President Joe Biden said Saturday that nuclear talks with Iran would resume while he and a trio of European allies warned that Iran has "accelerated the pace of provocative nuclear steps" after they met to align strategy for the negotiations aimed at trying to bring Iran and the U.S. back into compliance with the 2015 nuclear accord.Biden' and the leaders of Germany, France and Britain met at a pivotal time as Iran continues to enrich uranium to near-weapons-grade levels.

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White House outlines plans to increase COVID-19 testing in schools

WASHINGTON - All school-aged children could soon become eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine, but that doesn’t mean the Biden administration is ready to relax screenings in schools.In fact, the Department of Education (ED) is prepared to ramp up its efforts, according to a White House Fact Sheet published on Friday."We know how to keep students safe in schools by taking the right steps to prevent or reduce transmission in schools—including getting staff and eligible students vaccinated, implementing universal indoor masking, maintaining physical distancing, improving ventilation, and performing regular screening testing of students and school staff," the fact sheet reads.RELATED: FDA authorizes Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11On

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Quebec reports 591 new COVID-19 infections, two more deaths

COVID-19 on Saturday and two additional virus-related deaths.Health officials say the number of hospitalizations declined by six to 244, while the number of patients in intensive care declined by one to 67.#COVID19 – En date du 29 octobre, voici la situation au Québec: https://t.co/pwoUoaBgaF pic.twitter.com/eFjS9RYZxa— Santé Québec (@sante_qc) October 30, 2021As for vaccinations, authorities say 8,120 doses were administered in the past 24 hours, including 2,764 first shots.On Friday the province’s public health institute said 90.6 per cent of Quebec residents 12 and over have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 87.8 per cent are considered adequately vaccinated with both shots.Authorities say there are currently 470

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Greater Manchester's latest Covid infection rates as cases fall in NINE boroughs

Coronavirus infection rates have fallen in nine boroughs in Greater Manchester.

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Gas prices increase again in New Jersey, across the nation

TRENTON - Drivers in New Jersey and around the nation are still seeing prices at the pump go up amid increasing demand. AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of a gallon of regular gas in New Jersey on Friday was $3.45, up 2 cents from a week ago. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESThe national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline was $3.40 up three cents from last week. Analysts say robust demand as the economy recovers from the depths of the pandemic is combining with high crude prices to move gas prices to a level not seen since the fall of 2014.___DOWNLOAD: FOX 29 NEWS APP | FOX 29 WEATHER AUTHORITY APPSUBSCRIBE: Good Day Digest Newsletter | FOX 29 Philly on YouTubeAdvertisementFOLLOW: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

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India can produce over 5 bn Covid vaccine doses by 2022 end: PM Modi tells G20

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G20 summit: Freeland says Canada to donate 200M doses of COVID-19 vaccines by end of 2022

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Saturday at the G20 summit in Rome that Canada is donating 10 million Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses to poorer nations through the COVAX vaccine sharing facility and that Canada’s total contribution will be 200 million vaccine doses by the end of 2022.

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COVID-19: London and Middlesex adds 16 new cases, 13 recoveries Saturday

The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) reported 16 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday.In total, there have been 14,481 cases to date, including 136 active cases (an increase of five), 14,100 recoveries (an increase of 13) and 245 deaths (unchanged).The most recent death was reported Oct. 21 and involved a man in his 70s who was not associated with a long-term care or retirement home and who was fully vaccinated but eligible for a third dose due to a suppressed immune system.Of the 136 active cases, 48 involve kids aged 11 or under, a cohort that is not yet eligible for vaccination.Since Sept.

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Kamala Harris receives COVID-19 vaccine booster shot

WASHINGTON - Vice President Kamala Harris has received a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot.The vice president rolled up a sleeve on Saturday and took a third shot of the Moderna vaccine. She’d previously achieved full vaccination after receiving her first dose on Dec.

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COVID-19 vaccination: Over 106 crore doses administered in India so far

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UK could be close to 100,000 Covid cases a day due to a big underestimate in official figures

Data suggests the UK may have reached already reached almost 100,000 cases - double the current official figure.

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G20 Summit: PM Modi highlights India's contribution to fight against Covid

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Canada to donate 10M doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine to COVAX, Trudeau says

Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine to the COVAX vaccine sharing facility and donate $15 million to help make mRNA vaccines in Africa.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the donation in Rome this afternoon while attending the G20 leaders’ summit.Canada also intends to increase its financial support to COVAX to buy another 63 million doses itself.

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19 states sue to block Biden administration's COVID vaccine rule

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - Eighteen states filed three separate lawsuits Friday to stop President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors, arguing that the requirement violates federal law.Attorneys general from Alaska, Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming signed on to one lawsuit, which was filed in a federal district court in Missouri.

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Ho Ho … uh oh! How supply chain woes could affect your holiday shopping

supply chain issues are coming for your gift list.With no end in sight to the bottlenecks and delays hobbling factories, ports and warehouses around the world, retailers are pulling all the stops ahead of the holiday shopping rush.Amazon said in a recent blog post it’s been investing in “people, aircraft, ships, and buildings” to work through the current transport snarls, and said its recent profit slump will likely continue into the holiday quarter due to supply chain disruptions. Walmart, Costco and Dollar Tree, among others, say they have been chartering their own vessels to bypass backed-up logistics hubs.

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Biden, European allies talk Iran's nuclear program at Rome meeting

ROME (AP) - As Iran’s nuclear program makes troubling advances, President Joe Biden huddled Saturday with European allies to talk through strategy as they press for a diplomatic resolution — and to plan for the possibility Iran declines to return to the negotiating table.The meeting with the leaders of Germany, France, and Britain — known as the E3 — comes at a pivotal time, as Iran continues to enrich uranium to near-weapons-grade levels.

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COP26: Some activists fearful of climate summit while UK COVID-19 cases rise

LONDON (AP) - Climate activist Lavetanalagi Seru has been watching COVID-19 case numbers rise in the U.K. ahead of the U.N.

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Russia to recommend using Sputnik Light only as booster shot against Covid-19

Sputnik Light vaccine against Covid-19 only as a booster for people who have already been vaccinated, Russian news agencies cited the health minister as saying on Saturday.

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Ontario reports 356 COVID-19 cases, 4 deaths

COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 599,615.Health Minister Christine Elliott said of the new cases, 230 involve people who are not fully vaccinated or have an unknown vaccination status, while 126 are fully vaccinated individuals.For comparison, last Saturday 373 cases were reported, meaning the seven-day average dropped. Ontario to release plan for 3rd COVID-19 vaccine dose next week Four additional deaths were also announced on Oct.

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Scots councils Covid infection rate data from Public Health Scotland as 3,867 new cases reported

Another 3,867 Covid cases have been diagnosed in Scotland within the last 24 hours.

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'Shocked' Scot with terminal breast cancer told to wait week for Covid jab due to IT glitch

A Scots woman with terminal breast cancer has told of her 'shock' after being told she had to wait a week to book a coronavirus vaccine appointment due to an IT glitch.

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Scottish Government confirm 20 deaths and 3,867 new Covid cases in last 24 hours

A total of 20 people have died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the Scottish Government has confirmed.

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G20 leaders meet after two years, with climate, COVID and economy in focus

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Tonga faces lockdown after first Covid case detected

Tongans flocked to vaccination centres today after the government warned the main island Tongatapu might be plunged into lockdown next week after recording its first case of Covid-19.

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China's COVID-19 outbreak developing rapidly, health official says

SHANGHAI: China's latest COVID-19 outbreak is developing rapidly, a health official said, as the authorities demanded high vigilance at ports of entry amid growing infections in a northeastern border city caused by the virus arriving from abroad.

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Scottish Greens co-leader Lorna Slater tests positive for Covid-19

The co-leader of the Scottish Greens is self-isolating after testing positive for coronavirus.

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Origins of Covid may never be known, according to US intelligence agencies

US intelligence agencies have concluded it's unlikely the origins of Covid-19 will ever be definitively determined.

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Hibs vs Ross County OFF after Easter Road side hit with Covid outbreak

Ross County’s clash with Hibs has been postponed after two of the visitors players returned positive Covid-19 tests.

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Eyes turn to lost container cleanup as fire extinguished on cargo ship in B.C.

Coast guard now believes more than 100 containers fell from MV Zim Kingston cargo ship Just four of those containers have been accounted for, washed up on the northwest coast of Vancouver Island, near Cape Scott.Global News visited Palmerston Beach Friday, where one of the containers had washed ashore, strewing dozens of refrigerators in the remote and pristine shoreline.Other items Global found on the beach ranged from running shoes to children’s games to pink inflatable unicorns.North Island local Jeannie McCormack was on the beach Friday to survey the debris. Shipping containers lost off B.C.

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China introduces measures to crack down on Covid outbreak

The Chinese government has introduced new Covid-19 curbs to stamp out a "serious" outbreak as the Chinese capital maintains its strict zero-tolerance policy, with less than 100 days before it hosts the Winter Olympics.

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Russia imposes nationwide paid holiday to curb Covid surge

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Venues in NI advised to introduce Covid entry checks

People in Northern Ireland should expect to be asked for proof of their Covid-19 status, Stormont leaders have said.

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Russia imposes nationwide paid holiday to curb Covid cases

New coronavirus restrictions have come into effect across Russia as authorities seek to stem soaring infections and deaths in Europe's worst hit country by fatalities.

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Wuhan Lab Workers Were Likely Unaware of Covid-19 Virus Before Pandemic, U.S. Spy Agencies Say

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Covid origins may never be known - US intelligence

US intelligence agencies have said they may never be able to identify the origins of Covid-19, as they released a new, more detailed version of their review of whether the coronavirus came from animal-to-human transmission or leaked from a lab.

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Are Covid-19 vaccines safe for kids? What parents should know

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Dengue: Delhi govt allows hospitals to divert one-third of beds reserved for COVID-19 patients

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Supreme Court rejects appeal to stop Maine's COVID-19 vaccine mandate

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has rejected an emergency appeal from health care workers in Maine to block a vaccine mandate that went into effect Friday.Three conservative justices noted their dissents. The state is not offering a religious exemption to hospital and nursing home workers who risk losing their jobs if they are not vaccinated.Only New York and Rhode Island also have vaccine mandates for health care workers that lack religious exemptions.

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Covid-19: Will we have a wicked winter after Halloween?

Front doors will be opened more cautiously, or in some cases not at all, this Halloween weekend as parents and others take extra care with Covid-19 still at large.

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