COVID-19, as the Food and Drug Administration on Saturday cleared a Johnson & Johnson shot that works with just one dose instead of two.Health experts are anxiously awaiting a one-and-done option to help speed vaccinations, as they race against a virus that already has killed more than 510,000 people in the U.S.

and is mutating in increasingly worrisome ways. AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson vaccines — where is Canada at on approvals?

The FDA said J&J’s vaccine offers strong protection against what matters most: serious illness, hospitalizations and death.

One dose was 85 per cent protective against the most severe COVID-19 illness, in a massive study that spanned three continents — protection that remained strong even in countries such.

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28 million Americans vaccinated against Covid-19 still wait for advice

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HSE outlines new arrangements for GP vaccination plan

The HSE has committed to improve the timing of confirmation notices to GPs in relation to order numbers and delivery dates for vaccine doses.

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Coronavirus: 29 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Simcoe Muskoka

coronavirus cases on Friday, bringing the local total number of cases up to 6,618, including 189 deaths.Local public health also confirmed one new case of the COVID-19 B.1.1.7 variant, which was first discovered in the U.K., in the region and 20 additional people who have screened positive for a “variant of concern.” Testing is still underway to determine the exact variant strain.

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‘I wouldn’t be here today if it weren’t for these heroes:’ Monument honors crew members who died in Oviedo plane crash

OVIEDO, Fla. – In 1962, a navy plane experienced equipment failure and three crew members on board are credited for navigating the plane away from crashing into a school in Oviedo. It’s a moment in Central Florida history some may not know about.

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NASA shifts next astronaut launch with SpaceX; Boeing Starliner test flight date TBD

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Launch dates in April are shifting for NASA’s Commercial Crew partners SpaceX and Boeing, the agency announced this week.

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NHS Lanarkshire asking those with underlying health conditions to get vaccine

link!JCVI priority group six includes people aged 16 to 64 with conditions such as a blood cancer (such as leukaemia, lymphoma or myeloma); diabetes; dementia; a heart problem or a chest complaint or breathing difficulties, including bronchitis, emphysema or severe asthma.

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California theme parks, outdoor venues allowed to reopen once county enters red tier

LOS ANGELES - As COVID-19 case numbers continue to go down and California starts reopening, state health officials announced new guidelines for the reopening of amusement parks and other outdoor activities. Beginning April 1, counties within the state’s red tier in the state's Blueprint for a Safer Economy can reopen amusement parks and attendance at outdoor sporting events with limited capacity.Amusement parks can reopen at 15% capacity in the red tier, however there are strict restrictions.

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N.B. housing boom sees house prices climb 30% in 2021

Greater Moncton Realtors.“It is on fire,” said Davison.He said prices rose by about 15 per cent during 2020. But price increases have accelerated over the past two months, pushing prices about 30 per cent higher than pre-pandemic levels in January and February of 2020.

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Shaping Saskatchewan: Dr. Volker Gerdts focused on developing COVID-19 vaccine

Dr. Volker Gerdts has been working on a home-grown solution to the COVID-19 pandemic and is proud of what he and his team at VIDO have accomplished so far.

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Coronavirus: New Quebec projections warn of possible spike in COVID-19 cases linked to variants

Quebec projections released Thursday show that COVID-19 hospitalizations have stabilized after dropping steadily in January. Those numbers are expected to stay stable for a few weeks but an explosion in cases of COVID-19 infections linked to variants is possible.

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Coronavirus: Hamilton reports 64 new COVID-19 cases, 5 new institutional outbreaks

COVID-19 cases on Friday and five new outbreaks: at two long-term care homes (LTCH), two schools and a seniors’ home.Public health says the schools – St. Michael Catholic Elementary and Hillfield Strathallan College – are reporting two cases each among students while the Queen’s Garden LTCH, AbleLiving Services York Supportive Housing and Carlisle retirement residence each have just single cases among staffers.Hamilton is reporting more than 260 cases at 27 facilities in outbreaks including seven city shelters, seven seniors homes, three hospitals and three schools.

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Coronavirus: Hamilton Health Sciences eyes site for potential 3rd-wave response structure

COVID-19.Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) says it is “assessing” the Wellington Street parking lot by the Hamilton General Hospital as a potential site to create some additional temporary inpatient capacity.“At present, we are only at the planning stage and assessing the lot for its potential use,” said Wendy Stewart, public relations specialist at HHS. “The Wellington Street parking lot was chosen because of its proximity to other HHS facilities, including the Hamilton General Hospital.”It’s being planned as a provincial resource and, if it goes ahead, would have the capacity for up to 80 hospital-level beds.

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Focus BC: Mass vaccine rollout challenges

In the March 5, 2021, edition of Focus BC, host Richard Zussman speaks to B.C. Nurses’ Union President Christine Sorensen about human resources concerns surrounding B.C.’s mass vaccination plan.

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British Columbians to pay PST on sugary drinks, vapes, more online platforms starting April 1

provincial sales tax on sugary drinks and vaping products sold online.They’re part of a pair of tax measures the NDP government unveiled in its 2020 budget, but delayed last year amid the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.Under the changes, PST will be applied to carbonated drinks that contain sugar, natural sweeteners or artificial sweeteners. This includes drinks sold through a vending machine or through a soda gun, fountain pop machine or similar equipment.

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Surgeries delayed by COVID-19 in Alberta expected to be completed by 2023

COVID-19 continues to taper off in Alberta, the province is setting its sights on reducing wait times for surgeries that were cancelled and postponed in the early days of the pandemic.Health Minister Tyler Shandro said Friday that the province is aiming to perform 55,000 additional scheduled surgeries this year, on top of the 29,000 operations done in a typical year. AHS starts to work through backlog of surgeries after pause due to COVID-19 “We’re going to eliminate the backlog this year and press on toward the goal of the Alberta Surgical Initiative — to provide all scheduled surgeries within clinically acceptable times by 2023,” he said.“We know what we want our wait times to be.

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Alberta confirms 411 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, 2 additional deaths

COVID-19 in the province Friday, bringing the total number of Albertans who have tested positive for the novel coronavirus to 135,196.There were 243 people in hospital across the province, with 44 receiving care in the ICU.As of Friday’s update, there were 4,639 active cases of COVID-19 in Alberta. There were 1,654 cases reported in the Calgary zone and 1,101 active cases in the Edmonton zone.

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Philadelphia continues vaccination effort with FEMA's mass clinic

PHILADELPHIA - After a shaky start to the vaccine rollout in Philadelphia, it looks like they're finally making progress at the Pennsylvania Convention Center now that FEMA is running things.The city says the big push to get people vaccinated is far from over.

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Volusia deputy accused of driving on wrong side of road during second DUI arrest

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – A Volusia County deputy who was arrested on a DUI charge last year was taken into custody again on the same offense, this time after he was caught driving his truck on the wrong side of the road, according to the sheriff’s office.

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Health officials in Lambton County warn of COVID-19 vaccine scam targeting seniors

COVID-19 vaccine-related scams targeting the county’s elderly population.The health unit opened its vaccine pre-registration to members of the public 90 and older on Thursday, whereby residents register and are contacted later by the health unit to book an appointment time at a vaccination clinic.Not long after launching pre-registration, however, the health unit said it received several reports of suspicious phone calls targeting senior residents.

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Royal Alberta Museum documenting COVID-19 in Alberta

The Royal Alberta Museum has been started collecting articles to document COVID-19 in our province and how it’s impacted us. Curator Pat Myers joined Global News Morning Edmonton to show how the collection has evolved.

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Americans' COVID-19 optimism grows, but CDC head more wary

Six out of 10 Americans say the pandemic is improving, according to the latest Gallup poll, which represents the most optimistic portrait of American's attitude surrounding COVID-19 in the past year.

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COVID-19: Edmonton artist creates mural made out of health-care workers’ words

Friends of University Hospitals project to sum up the pandemic -— good or bad.Edmonton artist AJA Louden is transforming those words into a mural.

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Infectious disease specialist takes a look back at 1 year of COVID-19 in Alberta

It has been one year since Alberta reported its first confirmed case of COVID-19. Infectious disease specialist Dr. Stephanie Smith joined Global News Morning Edmonton to talk about how far we have come.

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NASA's new Mars rover hits dusty red road, 1st trip 21 feet

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA’s newest Mars rover hit the dusty red road this week, putting 21 feet on the odometer in its first test drive.

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Northeast residents move to Orlando area in droves during pandemic

ORLANDO, Fla. – While many industries continue to struggle economically due to the coronavirus pandemic, Central Florida’s real estate market is on fire.

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Nicola Sturgeon coronavirus update RECAP as lockdown rules could be eased

Nicola Sturgeon was hoping for some changes to the restrictions due to suppression of the deadly virus.Sturgeon did urge caution, she said: "It's really important that we don't get carried away yet."The SNP leader announced that 11 people had passed away in the last 24 hours from coronavirus, while there were 498 new cases identified.

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Brandon Marshall hosts mini combine for draft prospects

MIAMI – Fifteen years ago, Brandon Marshall barely made the cut for the NFL's Indianapolis combine.

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Alligators rescued from Midwest find warm home in Central Florida

Orlando, Fla. – Two new alligators, David and Casanova, are calling Gatorland home. The pair came from Illinois this week.

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Assistance available for Volusia County renters impacted by COVID-19

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – Volusia County has more than $16 million in federal funding to administer its emergency rental assistance program for people unable to pay rent and utilities due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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COVID-19: 9 new cases, 51 variants for Peterborough area; outbreak at Lakefield retirement home

COVID-19, and more presumed variant-of-concern cases over the last 24 hours on Friday.According to the health unit’s COVID-19 tracker website at 4:05 p.m. Friday, there are now 82 active cases in the health unit’s jurisdiction of Peterborough, Peterborough County, Curve Lake First Nation and Hiawatha First Nation.

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Coronavirus: 19 new cases reported in London-Middlesex; 24 in Lambton County

coronavirus cases have been confirmed in London and Middlesex, local health officials reported on Friday.The update brings the regional pandemic case tally to 6,250, of which 5,941 have resolved, nine more than the day before.At least 184 people have died during the pandemic. The most recent death was reported Wednesday involving a woman in her 80s not linked to a seniors’ facility.With the update, at least 125 cases are active in London-Middlesex.The region remains in the orange-restrict level of the province’s COVID-19 response framework.

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N.B. premier floating idea of new Atlantic bubble

Higgs said that the timeline of a new Atlantic bubble will depend on vaccine supply, but with more provinces opting to delay second doses he says he’s optimistic that the timeline for getting back to normal will be moved up. Silas Brown has more.

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N.S. top doctor says adults have chance to be vaccinated by June

Dr. Robert Strang is asking people to remain patient as province undertakes COVID-19 vaccination rollout and says all adults have a chance to be vaccinated, receiving at least their first done by June. Alicia Draus has more.

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UPS driver moved to tears after residents on his route throw ‘thank you’ party and give him $1,000

Dauphin, Pa. - A Pennsylvania UPS driver was moved to tears after being surprised by his regular clients with a "thank you" party and $1,000.Video shared on March 2 shows a group of neighbors lining up to greet their UPS driver, Chad Turns, with a surprise party to thank him for his services over the past year.In the footage, people gather near a table adorned with balloons and goodies as Turns pulls up in his big brown truck.Freeze frame of Turns wiping away his tears during his thank-you party.

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Aylmer, Ont., residents hope to shed lingering COVID-19 misconceptions

COVID-19 response framework, Aylmer residents are hoping to shed misconceptions and see a return in customers for the small town southeast of London.Despite the easing of restrictions brought on earlier this week, local business owners say they remain concerned that Aylmer is suffering from a false reputation driven by anti-masking rallies and church services that garnered police attention.

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COVID-19: Peterborough area moves to red zone

Mark Giunta has more.

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Coronavirus: 1 case identified at St. Martha Catholic School in Kingston

COVID-19 has been identified at a Kingston elementary school.According to a statement from the board, it was notified of a case at St. Martha Catholic School March 4.

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N.B. moving towards loosening public health restrictions

After a rough couple of months of dealing with COVID-19, the province is moving towards loosening restrictions. Andrew Cromwell has more.

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Coronavirus: 41 COVID-19 cases linked to social gathering in Leeds, Grenville, Lanark

COVID-19 outbreak linked to a gathering in the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark region has led to 41 cases as of Thursday at 4 p.m., the local health unit says.On Friday, the health unit announced 14 new cases, bringing active cases up to 49.Earlier this week, Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit warned residents of community spread in the region following a social gathering. Leeds, Grenville, Lanark health unit warns of COVID-19 community spread after gathering The health unit would not give specifics about the gathering, but said it took place within two weeks prior to Wednesday.“It was in a private residence and someone there obviously had COVID and it spread among those people.

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Study finds mask mandates, dining out influence virus spread

NEW YORK – A new national study adds strong evidence that mask mandates can slow the spread of the coronavirus, and that allowing dining at restaurants can increase cases and deaths.

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Video shows men who shot victim in face during argument, Orlando police say

ORLANDO, Fla. – Orlando police are hoping newly released video can help them identify three men who shot another man in the face during an argument late last month.

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Florida missing child alert issued for 15-year-old Pasco County boy

PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – A Florida missing child alert has been issued for a 15-year-old Pasco County boy who went missing Friday.

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Return to work mistake stops single mom’s unemployment benefits for 16 weeks

ORLANDO, Fla. – Alexandra Castellanos has been unemployed since April 2020 but for some reason the state’s unemployment records had her back to work and on the payroll with a New Jersey mortgage company.

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Bryan Cranston health: Actor 'lost ability to taste and smell' as a result of long Covid

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Officials to explore COVID vaccine supply gaps, boosting production

Though deliveries of COVAX vaccine started at a brisk pace this week, with developed countries ramping up their programs, the demand far exceeds the supply, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today.

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Hospitalized victims of Imperial County crash identified as residents of Mexico, Guatemala

HOLTVILLE, Calif. - Officials on Thursday released the names of the surviving victims who remain hospitalized in Southern California hospitals following a multi-fatal crash near the US-Mexico border in Imperial County earlier this week.

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Rutherglen set for new mobile covid-19 testing unit

Spittal Community Centre and is open every day from 9:30am to 5:30pm. Dr Jackie Hyland, NHS Lanarkshire Consultant in Health Protection, said: “Covid-19 can be spread by people who don’t have symptoms or the symptoms are so mild people may not recognise that they have the infection.“For the benefit of yourself and your community, I would encourage as many people as possible to get a test.

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COVID-19 reinfection? Manaus, Brazil highlights dangers of new variants

Brazil, is raising global concerns about the possibility of reinfection while highlighting the importance of limiting further opportunities for the coronavirus to mutate.Doctors Without Borders field co-ordinator Fabio Biolchini says “everybody should be focused on Brazil right now,” and particularly, on the city of Manaus, where he’s been since mid-January. Oxford study finds AstraZeneca vaccine effective against Brazil variant, source says “People here thought that they were immune and that the worst had passed,” he told Global News.“There is absolutely no reason to think that this could not happen anywhere in the world.”A report first made public in the American Association for the Advancement of Science on Dec.

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