COVID-19 vaccines, health officials are advising to take the first one made available to you despite its efficacy rate.Experts say a vaccine’s effectiveness and efficacy are two different things.Efficacy refers to how well a drug, in this case, a vaccine, works under controlled circumstance such as a clinical trial.

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Few Quebec ‘guardian angels’ who worked in health care during COVID-19 granted residency

Guardian Angels program for asylum seekers leaving spouses, family members behind Premier François Legault said Tuesday he was unaware Quebec was lagging behind other provinces, adding that the criteria for the program was decided in conjunction with the federal government. “There is no instruction given not to accelerate the acceptance of these people,” Legault told reporters in Quebec City.“On the contrary, we want to keep our word.”Cayo said the delays have caused people to put their lives on hold.

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Covid picture improves in Stirling as health chiefs issue word of caution

Get the latest Falkirk news sent straight to your inbox with our newsletterAs the region marks the one-year milestone of lockdown, the local fightback against the virus is continuing apace.The latest data from Public Health Scotland has revealed a recovery in the position across Forth Valley, with the health board area registering 76.3 cases per 100,000.This meant that Forth Valley now sits as the fifth-highest health board area in average case numbers, compared to its status as the highest in the country for the previous week up to March 12.As a result of the wider picture, the three local authority areas within Forth Valley have also reported major numbers, with Falkirk the only one to feature in the top ten.Stirling now comes in

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Quebec reports 783 new COVID-19 cases as vaccinations surpass 1M mark

COVID-19 cases on Wednesday for a total of 304,490 infections since the start of the health crisis over a year ago. Recoveries stand at 286,946.The pandemic has taken a heavy toll on the province, with eight additional deaths recorded.

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School board fires Florida teacher for medical marijuana use

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – The Brevard County School Board voted Tuesday to terminate a teacher for using medical marijuana, News 6 partner Florida Today reported.

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Ottawa COVID-19 positivity rate up to 4.2% as wastewater signal trends down

coronavirus positivity rate is back up to highs seen at the start of 2021 as data from the city’s wastewater system shows COVID-19 levels could be dropping.Ottawa Public Health reported 80 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday but no new deaths related to the virus. Ottawa moves to fix issues arising from Ontario vaccine booking system The city’s percent positivity, meanwhile, rose to 4.2 per cent in the past week.

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White House officials, lawmakers to tour border facility

WASHINGTON – A delegation of White House officials and members of Congress was traveling to the southern border on Wednesday to tour a facility being used to house migrant children as increasing numbers of unaccompanied young people cross into the United States.

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Zimbabwe's president gets shot of Sinovac in Victoria Falls

HARARE – Zimbabwe’s president has received his first shot of the Chinese Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine, a move the government hopes will encourage more people to seek the Chinese vaccines, which are the only ones currently available in the country.

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Biden's dogs, Champ and Major, are back at the White House

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden’s dogs, Champ and Major, are back at the White House after spending time in Delaware amid a biting incident involving Major.Jill Biden's press secretary Michael LaRosa on Wednesday confirmed that the two German shepherds had returned to Washington, D.C.Earlier this month, Major caused a "minor injury" to a Secret Service agent.

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Manitoba gives update on COVID-19 vaccination effort

COVID-19 vaccination rollout Wednesday.Dr. Joss Reimer, lead of Manitoba’s vaccination implementation task force will be joined by co-lead Johanu Botha at a 12:30 p.m.

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Ex-US vaccine chief fired over sexual harassment allegations

The former chief science adviser for the U.S. effort to rapidly develop COVID-19 vaccines has been fired from the board of directors of a medical research company over sexual harassment allegations, drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline said Wednesday.

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New 'double mutant' strain of Covid-19 detected in India: Health Ministry

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Punjab reports 2,634 new COVID-19 infections, active cases surge over 20,000

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Dentists report increase in teeth grinding and clenching as a result of stress amid pandemic

Dentists are reporting increases in the number of patients grinding and clenching their teeth as the Covid-19 pandemic continues, a new report has found. The increase in patients with the conditions, which are often associated with stress, was reported through a February survey by the American Dental Association (ADA) Health Policy Institute, which found that more than 70 per cent of dentists surveyed reported seeing an increase since the fall.

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‘We’re with so many women’: Megan Rapinoe testifies before Congress about soccer team’s equal pay lawsuit

WASHINGTON - Megan Rapinoe is a decorated champion on the soccer pitch and has been a champion for women seeking equal pay in the workplace.She continued to carry the cause Wednesday when she testified before Congress in honor of Equal Pay Day. Rapinoe was questioned on the team’s pending equal pay lawsuit."Yes, we’re fighting for ourselves and yes, we have our outstanding lawsuit with the federation, but we’re with everyone.

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US outlook improving as vaccinations rise and deaths fall

More than three months into the U.S. vaccination drive, many of the numbers paint an increasingly encouraging picture, with 70% of Americans 65 and older receiving at least one dose of the vaccine and COVID-19 deaths dipping below 1,000 a day on average for the first time since November.

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Spaniards line up for AstraZeneca amid concerns over vaccine

MADRID – Desperate to finally put the coronavirus pandemic behind them, thousands of Spaniards lined up to get shots of AstraZeneca on Wednesday as the European country became the latest to restart the vaccine whose credibility has suffered a series of setbacks recently.

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Laurence Fox is visited by police after he's reported for 'breaking Covid rules'

Laurence Fox filmed police on his doorstep telling him he's been reported for breaking Covid rules.

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Reliance Medical Centers in Polk County now providing COVID-19 vaccines

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – Eligible residents now have two new locations in Polk County where they can go to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.

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COVID-19: Amended B.C. health order allows for outdoor religious gatherings

COVID-19 safety plan in place to ensure everyone follows the rules.Services are still not allowed to take place inside at this time. B.C.

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Laurence Fox warned by police over 'breaking Covid rules' while campaigning

Laurence Fox has received a warning from police officers over reportedly "breaking Covid rules" during his London Mayor election campaign.The 42-year-old actor and media personality shared a clip on social media as two officers turned up at his home on Wednesday morning.Fox, who launched the Reclaim Party last year, filmed the officers who turned up to his house and shared the footage to his Twitter page.The officer said he was reported for "breaking Covid rules" while campaigning, but said they didn't have any "evidence of that per se at the moment".He explained that while door-to-door leafleting was now allowed, Fox was reportedly "meeting big groups in London and running your campaign that way".Laurence hit back saying they shouldn't

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Pope orders pay cuts for cardinals, other clerics, citing COVID-19 pandemic

Pope Francis has ordered pay cuts for cardinals and other clerics, including priests and nuns, who work at the Holy See.In a decree being published on Wednesday by the Vatican’s official newspaper L’Osservatore Romano, Francis said that starting in April cardinals’ salaries will be reduced 10 per cent. Superiors of the Holy See’s various departments will be hit by 8 per cent cuts while lower-ranking priests and nuns will see 3 per cent vanish from their paycheques.In the decree he signed on Tuesday, the pope noted that the Holy See’s finances have been marked by several years of deficit.

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Alex Beresford quips 'I know I don't look old enough' as he gets Covid vaccine

"So I fully understand the hurt that is behind all that."He added: "When you’re mixed race, what I find in my own personal experience.“People gain confidence and they say things to you that they wouldn’t say to a black person."Piers and Alex had previously clashed shortly after the former newspaper editor hit out over Meghan's claims that she had felt suicidal during her time as a senior working royal.The dad-of-four announced that he had been "sickened" by the Duchesses revelations and went on to state that the interview had been a "two-hour trashathlon of our royal family, of the monarchy and everything our queen has worked so hard for," before acknowledging that it aired while Prince Philip was being treated in hospital.Following their

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Laurence Fox slams police for intimidation as they confront him for 'breaking Covid rules'

Kate Garraway fans defend GMB star as Finding Derek branded 'shameful'He went on to share the clip on Twitter in view of his 273,000 followers.He wrote: “Bit of mild intimidation to start the day from the boys in blue.“We have no evidence but...” Stop right there.Then why are you knocking on my door???“Meanwhile actual crime is off the charts.

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Fauci to star in children's book detailing life of nation’s top infectious disease doctor

NEW YORK - A new book will teach children all about the life of Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert and a key figure in the public’s fight to stem the COVID-19 pandemic."Dr.

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Health care job vacancies in Canada are soaring despite COVID-19 demand. Here’s why.

COVID-19 pandemic.But despite the growing need for health care professionals, job vacancies in the sector are on the rise, according to the latest data from Statistic Canada.Job vacancies in health care and social assistance went up by 36,400 or 56.9 per cent during the last quarter of 2020, bringing vacancies to a “record high” of 100,300, according to the data published Tuesday. ‘We are not superhuman’ — Health-care workers plead for more mental health support “These results are not surprising,” said Carolyn Levy, president of employment agency Randstad Canada.Hospitals led the charge with 15,700 vacancies, followed by nursing and residential care facilities which saw 10,800 vacancies at the end of last year.

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COVID-19: Former prime ministers Chrétien, Clark vaccinated in Ottawa

COVID-19 at city hall on Tuesday.Mayor Jim Watson said on Twitter that both Joe Clark and Jean Chrétien received their initial jabs on Tuesday, sharing photos of Canada’s 16th and 20th prime ministers post-inoculation.I am proud to see that @RtHonJoeClark received his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at City Hall today!Thanks to the amazing team @OttawaHealth @ottawacity for their tireless work to administer the vaccine to residents across the city!For more info:https://t.co/pAc3LOv0BD pic.twitter.com/JQixNaKCym— Jim Watson (@JimWatsonOttawa) March 23, 2021We had another Primer Minister come by City Hall yesterday to get their COVID-19 Vaccine. Thank you to PM Chrétien for allowing us to share this moment.

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Does Canada have a vaccine shortage? Doctor answers our coronavirus questions

Infectious diseases specialist Dr. Sumon Chakrabarti checks in with The Morning Show to share his insight on the latest COVID-19 headlines.

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MP who lost mum and dad 'within days of one another' joins calls on Boris Johnson to hold covid public inquiry

public inquiry into the government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Labour MP Afzal Khan told the Prime Minister he had lost “an entire generation”, including his mother, father and mother-in-law “within days of one another”.At Prime Minister’s Questions in the Commons the Manchester Gorton MP urged for the inquiry to begin “as soon as current restrictions are lifted”.He told Johnson: “Grieving families like mine want and deserve to understand what happened and if anything could have been done to prevent this tragedy.”Keir Starmer joined the calls for public inquiry in is PMQs slot.

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Wilfrid Laurier reports 15 COVID-19 cases among students over 2-week span

Laurier, University of Waterloo COVID outbreaks connected to same cluster There were no further details provided about the latest case, citing privacy concerns.“The Laurier community can rest assured the university has in place rigorous protocols for sanitizing and cleaning campus areas since the beginning of the pandemic,” the school said as it announced the latest case.“In addition, all members of the Laurier community are reminded to follow public health guidelines and on-campus safety protocols to protect themselves and others from the spread of the virus.”The newest cases has not yet been linked to a COVID-19 outbreak at Clara Conrad Hall, a school residence where two cases resulted in an outbreak being declared on Saturday.

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65th Infantry Veterans Park in Buenaventura Lakes will host COVID-19 vaccine site

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – There will be a new COVID-19 vaccine site at Buenaventura Lakes in Osceola County starting Thursday.

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The joy of vaccination: 'The buzz and the energy was electric'

Amid all the negative headlines about our vaccine roll-out – slowness, the threat of export blockades and potential side effects – is the undeniably positive story of the joy of vaccination many elderly people are experiencing daily.

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EU sharpens COVID-19 vaccine export rules as 3rd wave of infections rises

EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides said on Wednesday that the COVID-19 situation in many EU countries was “alarming,” with increasing cases in 19 EU members and rising fatalities in eight.

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Ontario reports 1,571 new COVID-19 cases, 10 deaths

COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, bringing the provincial total to 333,690.Wednesday’s case count is slightly higher than Tuesday’s which saw 1,546 new infections, however more tests were completed. On Monday, 1,699 new cases were recorded and 1,791 on Sunday.According to Wednesday’s provincial report, 459 cases were recorded in Toronto, 309 in Peel Region, 143 in York Region, 89 in Ottawa, 86 in Durham Region and 84 in Hamilton.All other local public health units reported fewer than 70 new cases in the provincial report.The death toll in the province has risen to 7,263 as 10 more deaths were recorded.

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COVID-19: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on March 24

COVID-19 pandemic in the Greater Toronto Area for Wednesday.The City of Toronto says to date, 403,902 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered.“We are the first and only health unit in Ontario to distribute more than 400,000 doses of vaccine — the next nearest health units are Peel and York Region who have both distributed just over 100,000 doses,” Mayor John Tory said on Wednesday.Officials said those born in 1946 and earlier (75+) are being vaccinated at four city-operated mass immunization clinics — Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto Congress Centre and Scarborough Town Centre.

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Delhi reports over 1,200 new covid-19 cases, highest in three months,

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Maharashtra reports over 31,000 new Covid-19 cases, its highest-ever single-day spike

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Dave Chappelle requiring rapid coronavirus tests at upcoming shows

Dave Chappelle is heading to Connecticut for a set of shows and the comedian is requiring audience members to get rapid COVID-19 tests before entry. The entertainer, 47, is performing at Foxwoods' Grand Theater in Connecticut on June 25 and 26.

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Sudan’s community dialogues empower disadvantaged populations to decide on their health priorities

When violence erupted in Darfur in 2004, Bahja Ahmed and her five young children were forced to leave their village. They had spent 12 years living in a camp for internally displaced people (IDPs) in North Darfur State and returned to their home village in 2018 following the signing of the Doha Peace Agreement.

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Delta II rocket joins garden at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

After being closed for months due to COVID-19, the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Center is fully open with a glistening new rocket on display in the rocket garden.

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Kerala records nearly 2,500 new covid-19 cases, 354 hotspots declared

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Markets slump nearly 2% as covid fears spark global sell-off

₹32583 crore in 2021 so far and ₹4254 crore in March.“While the Nifty forward valuations at 21 times price to earnings is higher than long term averages, it is adequately counterbalanced by lower interest rates (compared to long term averages), earnings upgrade cycle and strong reforms narrative.

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Mumbai: Over 5,000 new Covid cases in last 24 hrs, highest ever, 432 buildings sealed

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Swiggy to cover COVID-19 vaccination cost for over 2 lakh delivery partners

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Irdai extends validity of short term covid specific health insurance policies till Sept 30

covid 19 pandemic, the regulator has now extended the validity for sale and renewal of short term covid specific health insurance policies. The policies issued under these guidelines will now remain valid till 30 September 2021.The policies are commonly known as Corona Kavach and Corona Rakshak policies.

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22 tourists from Gujarat test positive for COVID-19

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Former Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat, 4 family members test positive for Covid-19

#अनंतोगत्वा कोरोना पहलवान ने मुझे जकड़ ही लिया। आज दोपहर बाद मैंने अपनी पत्नी, बेटी, सुमित रावत, पूरन रावत, इन सबका #कोरोना टेस्ट करने का फैसला लिया। मैं तब भी अपना कोरोना टेस्ट करवाने में हिचकिचा रहा था। फिर मुझे लगा नहीं, मुझे भी करवा लेना चाहिये और अच्छा हुआ ... 1/2 pic.twitter.com/LMoOxHhsnuOnly recently, the current Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

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Karnataka reports over 2,000 new Covid-19 cases for second straight day

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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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