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17.10.2022 / 08:09

Will bivalent boosters work against future COVID variants? Here’s what experts say

Bivalent booster shots can help the human immune system recognize new COVID-19 variants, two new studies suggest, but it may not offer protection against all future strains.

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New Langya virus detected in China. Here’s what we know so far

As the world continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic and a concerning monkeypox outbreak, a new zoonotic virus likely transmitted to humans from animals has caught the attention of scientists.

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Marburg virus: How worried should Canadians be following Ghana’s outbreak?

The World Health Organization (WHO) recently declared an outbreak of the highly-infectious Marburg virus in Ghana after two men died of the disease. And even though it’s a cause for concern in the African nation, experts say there’s no need to panic in Canada just yet.

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Got COVID-19 again? What you need to know about reinfections

Toronto resident Leshae Moses has been infected with COVID-19 four times.

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6th COVID-19 wave: Experts urge masking, boosters to tackle latest surge

As Canada heads towards a sixth wave of COVID-19 with rising cases and hospitalizations across the country, health experts are stressing the need to continue masking and boosting the population.

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Canada headed towards 6th COVID-19 wave this spring, experts warn

COVID-19 wave, experts say, as cases and hospitalizations have started to creep back up again across the country.While average daily case counts have levelled off nationally, there continues to be regional variability across the country with several jurisdictions reporting increases, said Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s chief public health officer in her latest weekly update on Friday.

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High January death toll partly due to Quebec’s slow COVID-19 booster rollout, experts say

Quebec surpasses 13,000 COVID-19 deaths, the highest in Canada As well, of those people 70 and older who died in the current wave, 22 per cent were unvaccinated and 34.7 per cent had received a third dose of vaccine more than seven days before their deaths. The Health Department says 76 per cent of Quebecers 60 and over have received three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine and 94 per cent have received at least two.Dr.

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Canada should ‘be prepared’ for COVID-19 case surge after long weekend, experts warn

COVID-19 cases in the country.“The long weekend is going to be a challenge across the country,” Donald Vinh, an infectious diseases specialist and a medical microbiologist at the McGill University Health Centre, said.

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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