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COVID-19 vaccine registration now open for priority groups in Waterloo Region

25.02.2021 / 20:56

COVID-19 vaccination is now available in the region for high-priority groups in Phase 1, according to Waterloo Public Health.The agency says those in seniors’ congregate settings, Indigenous adults and those over the age of 80 are among the residents allowed to register. Waterloo Public Health provides update on COVID-19 vaccination plan A spokesperson for Waterloo Public Health told Global News that those who register will then be called for an appointment as soon as one is available.The agency says area residents can either register online or call the region’s Service First Call Centre at 519-575-4400.However, the online option is recommended as the quickest way to register.

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mirror.co.uk

25.02.2021 / 20:10

Mum's heartbreak as boy, 10, has hands and legs amputated after catching coronavirus

A mum has shared her heartbreak as her 10-year-old boy had his hands and legs amputated after rare complications set in when he caught coronavirus.

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The Latest: Marquette hoops to allow 1,800 fans at home

25.02.2021 / 20:04

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:

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Target to open mini Apple stores in select locations

25.02.2021 / 19:58

Concept illustration of new Apple destination rolling out in Target locations. (Target)Target on Thursday announced plans to open mini Apple stores within select locations this month, effectively doubling the tech behemoth's footprint inside the stores.The so-called "dedicated Apple shopping destinations" will first roll out at 17 Target stores nationwide, spanning from San Jose, California to Miami, the retailer said.

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dailyrecord.co.uk

25.02.2021 / 19:36

Coronavirus hotspot as Falkirk records highest number of cases in Scotland

coronavirus infection rate in Scotland. Data shows there are currently 223.1 cases per 100,000 people, that’s compare to 53.9 cases in the Highlands and 27.1 cases per 100,000 in Aberdeen.

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UK work visas plunged in pandemic as investors stayed away

25.02.2021 / 19:18

Britain plunged 35% last year during the coronavirus pandemic, led by a drop in applications from high-value individuals.The figures released by the Home Office coincided with the worst economic slump in three centuries and a surge in unemployment, with lockdowns to control the virus shutting vast sections of the economy.“Employers have hired fewer workers from abroad during the pandemic, given that domestic unemployment is rising and many businesses are struggling," said Madeleine Sumpton, director of the Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford.

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25.02.2021 / 18:40

Scots woman rejected from universities EIGHT times becomes one of UK's best young covid scientists

Covid treatments has been recognised as one of the best in her field after being rejected from university eight times. Holly Keir thought an undergraduate degree would be impossible after going through two rounds of UCAS applications and receiving numerous rejections.

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Ontario reports more than 1,100 new coronavirus cases, 23 more deaths

25.02.2021 / 18:38

coronavirus cases on Thursday, bringing the provincial total to 297,311.Thursday’s case count is higher than Wednesday’s which saw 1,054 new infections. On Tuesday, 975 new cases were recorded and 1,058 on Monday.According to Thursday’s provincial report, 339 cases were recorded in Toronto, 204 in Peel Region, 106 in York Region, 64 in Ottawa and 56 in Waterloo Region.All other local public health units reported fewer than 50 new cases in the provincial report.

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thesun.co.uk

25.02.2021 / 17:34

Kenneth Branagh is uncanny as Boris Johnson in new coronavirus drama This Sceptred Isle

KENNETH Branagh is uncanny as Boris Johnson after transforming into the PM for coronavirus drama This Sceptred Isle. The 60-year-old A-lister will play the Tory leader in the new Sky Atlantic series.

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'QAnon Shaman' files motion to be released from jail

25.02.2021 / 17:30

PHOENIX - An Arizona man who stormed the U.S.

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Eastern Ontario seniors react to COVID-19 vaccination wait

25.02.2021 / 17:28

COVID-19 vaccines continues for seniors in eastern Ontario.On Wednesday, the Ontario government announced that Ontarians aged 80 and older will start receiving COVID-19 vaccines in the third week of March — although the schedule is dependent on supply.On March 15, the online booking system and service desk will become available, and people in that 80-and-older age range, or those booking for them, can access it, said Retired Gen. Rick Hillier, the head of the province’s vaccine rollout.

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University of Delaware has seen over 140 COVID-19 cases since Tuesday

25.02.2021 / 17:27

NEWARK, Del. - The University of Delaware is tightening its coronavirus restrictions and urging students to reduce time indoors with others amid an explosion of new coronavirus cases on campus over the last two days. According to the school's website, more than 140 new infections have been reported since Tuesday.

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25.02.2021 / 16:37

Kenneth Branagh is unrecognizable as Boris Johnson in COVID-19 drama

60-year-old actor will play the British Prime Minister in the new Sky Atlantic drama.The five-part series will chart the events surrounding the Prime Minister, the government, and the country in the face of the first wave of the global pandemic.Kenneth’s casting as Bojo was first announced last month, and now the first look image of him as the PM shows his utter transformation into the 56-year-old politician.Kenneth has swapped his neatly trimmed brown hair for Boris’ trademark wild blonde locks and prosthetics appear to have been used to give him more of Bojo’s facial features.The series will be directed by Michael Winterbottom, who will also co-write, while Tim Shipman, the political editor of The Sunday Times, will act as a consultant.

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25.02.2021 / 16:22

Billie Eilish discusses impact of the coronavirus pandemic on her upcoming new album

Billie Eilish has spoken about her upcoming new album during an interview with The Late Show, explaining how the downtime afforded by the coronavirus pandemic enabled her to get back in the studio.The singer is currently at work on new music, having suggested earlier this month that as many as 16 songs are in contention to feature on her forthcoming second album.Speaking to Stephen Colbert in a new interview on The Late Show in the US this week, Eilish explained how she took the opportunity to make a new album when the pandemic’s shutdown of live music provided her with her first extended period of time off in four years.“I don’t think I would’ve made the same album, or even the album at all, if it weren’t for Covid,” she said.

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A 3rd dose of Pfizer? Company testing booster of COVID-19 vaccine in new trial

25.02.2021 / 16:06

Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE said on Thursday they are testing a third dose of their COVID-19 vaccine to better understand the immune response against new variants of the virus.They are also in talks with regulatory authorities about testing a vaccine modified to protect specifically against the highly transmissible new variant found in South Africa and elsewhere, known as B.1.351, as a second arm of the same study. Canada to receive over 640,000 vaccine doses from Pfizer, Moderna this week The companies believe their current two-dose vaccine will work against the South African variant as well as one found in the United Kingdom and elsewhere.

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mirror.co.uk

25.02.2021 / 15:40

Full list of health conditions that make you eligible for a priority Coronavirus jab

The government has said that it hopes every adult over 16 in the UK will have been offered the coronavirus vaccine by July 31.

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Fraudsters offer 400 million 'ghost' Covid vaccines in EU: officials

25.02.2021 / 15:40

BERLIN/BRUSSELS : Fraudsters have offered 400 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines worth some 3 billion euros to European Union countries, two officials, showing how criminals seek to capitalise on a botched inoculation campaign weighing on the bloc's economic recovery.EU leaders will discuss by videoconference on Thursday how to protect their 450 million citizens from new, more contagious variants of the coronavirus, ensure stable vaccine deliveries, ramp up production and update jabs to counter new strains.Two officials with the bloc's executive European Commission estimated that around 400 million doses of "ghost" vaccine had been offered by fraudsters at a price of up to €3 billion ($3.67 billion)."There is a really large quantity," one

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dailystar.co.uk

25.02.2021 / 14:50

Brits could be offered Covid vaccines as 'nasal sprays and tablets' to speed up rollout

Coronavirus vaccines could be offered as nasal sprays and tablets – potentially offering “large advantages”.The Oxford University and AstraZeneca jab has already been given to millions of Brits across the UK.However, scientists may replace the needles with “second generation formulations”.Professor Sarah Gilbert, professor of vaccinology at the University of Oxford, discussed the research as she was quizzed by MPs on the Science and Technology Committee.She said: “We are also thinking about second generation formulations of the vaccine."As you know all the vaccines have been given at the moment as intramuscular injections, and that is not necessarily the best way to provide protection against a respiratory virus infection, where we want the

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Active-duty military begins giving vaccines in New York area

25.02.2021 / 14:20

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For Israel's allies, road to vaccines runs through Jerusalem

25.02.2021 / 13:22

JERUSALEM – When it comes to obtaining hard-to-get coronavirus vaccines, Israel’s friends are discovering the road appears to run through Jerusalem.

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China celebrates official end of extreme poverty, lauds Xi

25.02.2021 / 13:11

BEIJING – The ruling Communist Party is celebrating the official end of extreme poverty in China with a propaganda campaign that praises President Xi Jinping’s role, part of efforts to cement his image as a history-making leader who is reclaiming his country’s rightful place as a global power.

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Global stocks follow Wall Street higher after Fed pledge

25.02.2021 / 12:21

BEIJING – Global stock markets followed Wall Street higher Thursday after the Federal Reserve chairman said the U.S. central bank is in no hurry to withdraw support for the economy.

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25.02.2021 / 12:14

Finland to begin three-week lockdown on 8 March

Finland will go into a three-week lockdown starting on 8 March, Prime Minister Sanna Marin has said, as the country faces a rising number of coronavirus cases.

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Top Maharashtra official cites these 3 reasons behind Covid-19 resurge

25.02.2021 / 10:39

PTI quoted Dr Subhash Salunke, technical adviser to the Maharashtra government on reasons behind the spike in Covid-19 cases in some districts of Vidarbha.

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Mumbai's Oval Maidan will be closed from tomorrow due to surge in Covid-19

25.02.2021 / 09:59

PTI quoted assistant municipal commissioner of the BMC's A-ward, Chanda Jadhav. Also Read | India’s tricky options in the Myanmar muddleOval Maidan, which is located in the Churchgate area, witnesses crowds of sports enthusiasts during weekends.

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The Latest: Alaska governor, state House member have virus

25.02.2021 / 09:52

JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska House Speaker Louise Stutes says a member of the Alaska House has tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19.

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Giroux, Flyers top Rangers 4-3 despite Kreider hat trick

25.02.2021 / 07:17

PHILADELPHIA - Sidelined two weeks because of COVID-19 protocols, Claude Giroux had enough of watching Flyers games on TV."It's not that fun watching the guys play when you’re at home," he said.Giroux made it fun playing with the Flyers. His 903rd career game tied him with Bill Barber for most in the regular season with Philadelphia.

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New coronavirus variant spreading in New York City, researchers say

25.02.2021 / 05:23

coronavirus variant that shares some similarities with a more transmissible and intractable variant discovered in South Africa is on the rise in New York City, researchers said on Wednesday.The new variant, known as B.1.526, was first identified in samples collected in New York in November, and by mid-February represented about 12% of cases, researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, said on Wednesday. ‘Minefield’ of variants: How the California strain is different from the others The variant was also described in research published online this week by the California Institute of Technology.

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Coronavirus: COVID-19 pandemic taking its toll on Durham Region paramedics

25.02.2021 / 05:23

COVID-19 pandemic has affected nearly all aspects of everyday life.

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Moderna begins clinical trials for booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine to combat South Africa variant

25.02.2021 / 05:23

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Moderna announced that it has shipped booster doses of its COVID-19 vaccine booster designed specifically to offer better protection against the South Africa coronavirus variant to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for a Phase 1 clinical trial. "While initial data confirms that the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine (mRNA-1273) provides neutralizing activity against variants of concern, out of an abundance of caution, Moderna is pursuing two strategies against these variants," Moderna wrote in a press release on Wednesday.The company said that initial data confirms that its already-distributed coronavirus vaccine provides neutralizing activity for concerning variants.But Moderna said out of an abundance of caution, the NIH

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justjared.com

25.02.2021 / 04:47

Garth Brooks Says His 'Queen' Trisha Yearwood Has Tested Positive For Coronavirus

Garth Brooks has revealed that wife Trisha Yearwood has tested positive for coronavirus.

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thesun.co.uk

25.02.2021 / 04:02

Obese James Argent gets his Covid vaccine early because his 26st weight and asthma put him at ‘high risk’

JAMES 'Arg' Argent got his Covid vaccine early because his 26st weight and asthma put him at "high risk". The 33-year-old was seen at his local GP surgery in Essex to get his first jab.

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US military begins delivering COVID-19 vaccine doses to Texas, New York

25.02.2021 / 03:47

LOS ANGELES - The U.S. military on Wednesday began delivering shots at coronavirus vaccination centers in Texas and New York and announced that service members will start staffing four centers in Florida and one in Philadelphia next week.The expanded vaccination effort came as Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with military commanders overseeing the COVID-19 response effort.

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Florida vaccine supply about to get a boost, governor says

25.02.2021 / 03:05

Gov. Ron DeSantis said between the four FEMA mass vaccination sites, an increase in Pfizer vaccine, and Johnson & Johnson on the way, the state of Florida is going to start seeing more coronavirus vaccine very soon.

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Two more deaths and another 456 COVID-19 cases reported in B.C.

25.02.2021 / 03:01

COVID-19 on Wednesday, along with two additional deaths.In a written statement, health officials said active cases had dipped slightly to 4,668, while another 7,924 people were isolating due to possible exposure.Of the new cases, 108 were in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 259 were in the Fraser Health region, 35 were in the Island Health region, 30 were in the Interior Health region and 20 were in the Northern Health region.There were 237 people in hospital, 64 of whom were in critical or intensive care.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]The province has administered a single dose of COVID-19 vaccine to 168,267 people, or about 3.3 per cent of B.C.’s population, and the full two-dose

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Coronavirus: Toronto education tech company providing interactive virtual learning experience

25.02.2021 / 03:01

coronavirus pandemic, many students were thrown into a world they had never experienced before.Virtual learning can be challenging and it is not always engaging, so a Toronto-based education technology company came up with an online interactive learning experience that is proving popular in its approach to virtual education.“We wanted to create virtual reality campuses that are more immersive, more virtual, more gamified,” said the founder and CEO of Tech Adaptika, Hosni Zaouali.Tech Adaptika developed a “live virtual campus,” which provides students with a comprehensive virtual learning experience.

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Coronavirus: Business traveller lamenting lack of private testing sites in Okanagan

25.02.2021 / 02:09

With the new federal regulations governing international travel, some Okanagan residents who have to travel for work are finding it tough to obtain the necessary COVID-19 test before boarding a flight.

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Coronavirus: 9 variant cases for Haliburton, Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit

25.02.2021 / 02:09

7 are in Northumberland County and 2 are in the City of Kawartha Lakes. Mark Giunta has an update.

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Montreal seniors’ advocates foresee problems accessing vaccine sites, making appointments

25.02.2021 / 02:09

COVID-19 vaccinations, and then accessing vaccination sites.“There will be quite a few seniors who won’t go out of fear or just the ability to get there on their own,” said Gerry Lafferty of the New Hope Seniors Citizens’ Centre in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce.Lafferty envisions many logistical issues for seniors to access vaccination centres, including for seniors who don’t drive, don’t want to take a bus and suffer from physical mobility issues.“They have a very justifiable fear of falling and breaking their hips,” he said.Starting Monday, about 42,000 Montreal seniors 85 and older are eligible to get vaccinated with their first COVID-19 shot.

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‘It tastes like candy’: 105-year-old woman beats COVID-19 on gin-soaked raisin diet

25.02.2021 / 01:05

Lucia DeClerck beat the coronavirus at 105 years old. (Credit: Mystic Meadows Rehab and Nursing Center) LITTLE EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, N.J. - Lucia DeClerck never thought she would survive COVID-19 and live 105 years on earth, but she credits her spiritual life — and her diet — to her longevity."I don’t have any secret other than pray, pray, pray...

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Rapid tests in Ottawa schools found no COVID-19 cases last weekend: OPH

25.02.2021 / 00:47

coronavirus testing in Ottawa schools found zero cases among more than 1,000 staff, students and family members, the local public health unit says.Ottawa Public Health has partnered with local schools and the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario to provide rapid antigen testing at community clinics for the past four weekends looking for asymptomatic cases of COVID-19.OPH selects schools in neighbourhoods with higher COVID-19 rates for the testing, and sometimes includes those with symptoms, high-risk contacts of cases as well as family members of staff and students. Ottawa school board chair urges Ontario ministers to vaccinate teachers, staff against COVID-19 At the most recent clinic, held at St.

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Potential COVID-19 case identified a Polson Park school in Kingston

25.02.2021 / 00:41

COVID-19.All students and staff connected to the cohort have been told to self-isolate “out of an abundance of caution and in the interest of protecting the school community,” the Limestone District School Board said.Note that a positive case has yet to be detected for sure, but the health unit is simply investigating a potential case of the virus at the moment. COVID-19 found at 3 Kingston schools The health unit will be reaching out to students and staff who may have been in close contact with the person being investigated.

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30 more positive tests for COVID-19 reported in Waterloo Region

25.02.2021 / 00:41

coronavirus on Wednesday, lifting the total number of local COVID-19 cases to 10,468.The rolling seven-day average of new cases falls to 40.9 with Wednesday’s announcement.

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Coronavirus: City of Toronto cancels major events up to July 1

25.02.2021 / 00:41

coronavirus concerns.Officials said in a news release Wednesday that the cancellation affects City-led and City-permitted “major outdoor events.”Included are festivals and other large in-person gatherings on City property.

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25.02.2021 / 00:29

Latest coronavirus infection rate for Greater Manchester shows overnight increase for the first time since early January

that the effects of the national lockdown may be wearing off.At a press conference today, Sir Richard Leese, the leader of Manchester council ad the region's health lead, admitted our infection rates are 'not going down fast enough'.He pointed to Bury where there has been several days of positive cases increasing and said while it’s 'too early to say' if it is a trend, it is an ‘area of concern’.Bolton is once again the borough with the highest infection rate in Greater Manchester with 236.5 cases per 100,000 people in the week ending February 20. There were 446 positive tests in Bury for the same period, and that is 60 more than in the previous week.

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Florida’s theme park industry is bouncing back faster than most states’, IAPPA study says

25.02.2021 / 00:07

ORLANDO, Fla. – Though the theme park and attractions industry is still feeling the impacts of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, a new study shows Florida is doing comparatively better than most other states.

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2021 CNE, Royal Agricultural Winter Fair planning to proceed in-person depending on COVID-19 restrictions

24.02.2021 / 23:55

COVID-19 vaccination program, organizers of the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) and Royal Agricultural Winter Fair say planning is underway to hold both signature events in 2021.However, planners warned there is a chance both events won’t go ahead if there are coronavirus-related restrictions imposed by the Ontario government.In a post on the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair Facebook page on Wednesday, a message said the board of directors voted unanimously to proceed with in-person events at Exhibition Place between Nov.

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