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Complex state COVID vaccine guidelines tied to lower uptake

Complex state COVID-19 vaccine eligibility guidelines lead to confusion about eligibility and may contribute to low uptake, according to a population-based study of US adults published yesterday in JAMA Network Open.

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Two COVID boosters effective against severe Omicron in nursing homes

A study today in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report shows that US nursing home residents who received a second mRNA COVID-19 vaccine booster dose 60 days earlier were 26% protected against Omicron infection, 74% against hospitalization or death, and 90% against death alone.

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Study: Kids spent 20% less time in physical activity amid COVID-19

Children worldwide engaged in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity for an estimated 17 minutes (20%) less a day during the COVID-19 pandemic—a rate that grew to 25% when the study period was longer—reveals an international systematic review and meta-analysis published yesterday in JAMA Pediatrics.

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Alberta COVID-19 wastewater levels trending up in Calgary, Edmonton

COVID-19 wastewater data shows cases are rising again across Canada “(Calgary has) been coming down a lot,” Kevin Frankowski told Global News on Friday. He is the executive director of Advancing Canadian Water Assets and co-lead of the pan-Alberta wastewater monitoring project.“We’re about 80 per cent of the way down the Wave 5 peak, and for a while it was kind of just staying at the same level.

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Western-involved study shows positive impacts of physical activity on COVID outcomes

British Journal of Sports Medicine, looked at physical activity data involving more than 65,000 adult patients from South Africa who had COVID-19 between March 2020 and June 2021.Researchers found that patients with moderate to high levels of physical activity — 60 to 149 minutes per week, and 150-plus minutes per week, respectively — were associated with lower rates of hospitalization, ICU admission, ventilation, and death compared to those with low activity levels, defined as zero to 59 minutes per week. Ontario reacts as province lifts most COVID-19 restrictions The 65,361 patients involved in the study were all from South Africa and accounted for demographics and comorbidities, the study says.

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Rapid COVID-19 tests, active screenings in the cards for Hamilton students as Omicron surges

COVID-19 Omicron variant.At the top of the list of measures is the use of the rapid antigen screening kits announced in mid-November by Ontario as part of a winter COVID-19 testing strategy.“This is completely voluntary, but it is an additional measure you can take to reduce the risk of COVID coming back into our schools following the break,” HWDSB chair Dawn Danko said in a statement. Rapid spread of Omicron forcing Hamilton to consider more local COVID-19 restrictions Going home with each student who’s been doing in-person learning is a package of five tests with the suggestion that asymptomatic students conduct the rapid antigen tests every three to four days over the holiday break, on every Monday and Thursday beginning Dec.

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B.C. reports 742 new COVID-19 cases over 4 days as total case count tops 150K

COVID-19 over the past four days along with one death.There were 160 cases from Friday to Saturday, while 196 cases were reported from Saturday to Sunday, 185 from Sunday to Monday and 201 from Monday to Tuesday. Two of the cases were epi-linked.More than half of the new cases were in the Interior Health region, which recorded 395 infections.

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Long-awaited report into Alberta COVID-19 response to be released this week: Shandro

COVID-19 pandemic will be released “later this week,” Tyler Shandro tweeted Tuesday morning.Alberta’s health minister made the comments after media reports that the report wouldn’t be released.“The media response to the reporter said the interim report only reflected the pandemic response to the first wave,” Shandro tweeted.“The report would be considered for release together with future reviews of the entire pandemic response.“Given the interest in the report, the full report will be posted earlier than planned in the interest of full transparency.”The report would be considered for release together with future reviews of the entire pandemic response.

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Canada’s Delta-driven 4th wave of COVID-19 will be ‘different’ amid vaccinations: experts

COVID-19, experts are saying that its spread will likely be “very, very different” than Canada’s previous waves.The warning came from chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam on Friday, who pointed at the upward trend in cases across Canada.

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COVID-19: New Brunswick reports lowest active case count since November 2020

COVID-19 and three new recoveries on Saturday.There are now 22 active cases in the province — the lowest number of active cases since Nov. 15, 2020.Five people are in hospital and nobody is in ICU.According to the provincial COVID-19 dashboard, 78.2 per cent of New Brunswickers aged 12 and up have received their first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine and 38.5 per cent are fully vaccinated.

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COVID-19 lockdowns saw increased screen time and sleep problems

Imperial College London COVID-19 Response Team and others proposed that having people stay home would help limit the spread of the virus. Governments instituted lockdowns to try to prevent a catastrophic number of deaths and ensure that hospitals did not become overwhelmed.

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Hamilton reports 127 COVID-19 cases, active cases hit pandemic high for the second day in a row

COVID-19 cases, but also said it was still “too early to call.”Dr. Dominik Mertz, who’s also on the province’s infectious diseases advisory committee, told an HHS virtual town hall on Thursday that data shows that Hamilton seems to have hit the peak of the third wave in recent days with cases trending downward.

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Over 300 new COVID-19 cases reported on the weekend in Hamilton, 67% of active cases under 50

Ontario reports 4,250 new COVID-19 cases, 18 more deaths “My prediction is that we will have a third wave that actually exceeds the second wave in terms of numbers,” said Sly.“It’ll be a slightly different sector in the population affected.”As of Sunday, only about 17 per cent (237) of the Hamilton’s 1,400 active COVID-19 cases are among those aged 60 or over.

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Hamilton reports 134 new COVID-19 cases, over 1,000 active cases

McMaster University believes the province should think about advancing COVID-19 vaccination plans for younger residents across Ontario amid potential opposition to current stay-at-home orders.Dr. Ahmad Firas Khalid told Global News it’s expected municipal health units should see the effects of the latest lockdown within’ the next two weeks.

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Hamilton reports 140 new COVID-19 cases, over 900 active cases

COVID-19 advisory board says residents should “stay tuned” for a potential spike in coronavirus cases tied to the Easter long weekend.Infectious diseases specialist Isaac Bogoch told Global News cases connected with last weekend should begin to come to the surface next week, and he expects them to be high.“We’re not going to see the benefits of the current (stay-at-home) measures that are in place for about another 10 to 12 or so days,” said Bogoch.

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Alberta Health estimates 1,100 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday

– 1,100 cases– 550 additional cases of VOCs; 35% of active cases are now VOCs– 12,100 laboratory tests– 9% positivity– Hospitalizations – remain stable– 10,000 vaccine doses administered on April 2– 685,000 doses to date. (2/3)— Dr.

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Toronto residents react to latest provincial COVID-19 shutdown restrictions

Ontario government officials announced a tightening of restrictions amid a growing number of COVID-19 cases. Erica Vella has reaction.

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COVID-19: 84 new cases in London-Middlesex as shutdown plans unveiled by province

Eighty-four new cases have been reported in London-Middlesex, local health officials said Thursday as the province unveiled plans to put all of Ontario into a month-long shutdown Saturday to curb a growing third wave of the pandemic.The health unit also reported that 49 additional local cases had screened variant positive, while another two had been confirmed through genomic sequencing to involve the B.1.1.7 variant, first detected in the U.K.Thursday’s update puts the regional pandemic case tally at 7,176, of which 6,424 have resolved, an increase of 26 from the day before.

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Organ issues linked with 'long COVID-19'

Long-term COVID-19 symptoms include fatigue, "brain fog," and, according to a study published yesterday in BMJ, organ problems like respiratory or heart disease.

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COVID-19: 4 new cases for Peterborough area; outbreak at Empress Gardens, 12 active at Trent University

COVID-19 on Monday, a new outbreak and additional variant casesThey follow six new cases reported over the weekend (three each on Saturday and Sunday). Late Friday afternoon, the province announced Peterborough Public Health’s jurisdiction would remain in the “red — control” zone under the provincial COVID-19 response framework announced on March 8.The health unit serves Peterborough, Peterborough County, Hiawatha First Nation and Curve Lake First Nation.

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COVID-19: 4 new cases for Peterborough area; 9 active at Trent University, hospitalized cases up

COVID-19 on Monday and additional variant casesThey follow six new cases reported over the weekend (three each on Saturday and Sunday). Late Friday afternoon, the province announced Peterborough Public Health’s jurisdiction would remain in the “red — control” zone under the provincial COVID-19 response framework announced on March 8.The health unit serves Peterborough, Peterborough County, Hiawatha First Nation and Curve Lake First Nation.

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COVID-19: Active cases fall to 29 for HKPR District Health Unit, variants jump to 41

COVID-19 cases since Friday and additional variant cases.In its Monday update, the health unit reported seven cases since Saturday (three in Northumberland County and four in Haliburton County). One new case on Saturday was also reported in Northumberland County.

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Hinshaw, Shandro to provide provincial COVID-19 update Tuesday afternoon

COVID-19 in the province and “the ongoing work to protect public health.”The chief medical officer of health and minister will be making their comments at 4 p.m. and you can watch them in this story.

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Alberta physicians continue to warn against further reopening as active COVID-19 cases rise Sunday

COVID-19 and three deaths Sunday, some physicians in the province say they remain concerned about a potentially premature approval of the Stage 2 reopening plan.“What we’ve seen happen with cases right now is that they’ve stopped decreasing and they’ve actually started to increase again, including variant cases,” said Dr. Tehseen Ladha, a University of Alberta professor and pediatrician, “which is really quite scary, knowing that the variant is so much more infectious than the regular COVID strain that we’ve been dealing with for the past year.”The number of variant cases in the province has been on the rise.

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Toronto and Peel Region push back on provincial COVID-19 reopening plan

Overall cases of COVID-19 may be dropping, but the medical officers of health for Peel Region and Toronto say variant cases pose a serious threat. Both have told the province’s top doctor that easing restrictions next week is the wrong move.

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Indigenous people should be prioritized in provincial COVID-19 vaccine rollout: Miller

COVID-19 vaccinations reaffirms the standard set for provinces to prioritize Indigenous people in their vaccination programs.Miller says his department is working with Indigenous leaders and the provincial and territorial health authorities to prepare mass immunization programs in First Nations, Metis and Inuit communities.

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Alberta COVID-19 numbers higher in February than before second wave in the fall

Chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said Alberta’s COVID-19 case count, hospitalization numbers are higher now in February than they were before the second wave began four months ago in October.

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Kingston prepares for out-of-region COVID-19 patients

Ontario hospitals and facilities with available ICU bed capacity may see patients from overwhelmed hospitals transferred for care as COVID-19 cases reach record highs.

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Alberta reports 1,183 new COVID-19 cases Friday, 24 additional deaths

COVID-19 on Friday, along with 24 additional deaths from the disease.As of Friday afternoon, there were 851 people in hospital with COVID-19, 135 of whom were being treated in intensive care.The new cases come one day after Premier Jason Kenney announced the COVID-19 public health restrictions brought in in December would be extended. Alberta COVID-19 restrictions remain in place until Jan.

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Alberta COVID-19 restrictions remain in place until Jan. 21

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says current COVID-19 lockdown rules will continue for another two weeks. Tom Vernon reports.

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News Releases from Department of Health | Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest January 7, 2021

Department of Health: https://health.hawaii.gov/coronavirusdisease2019/what-you-should-know/current-situation-in-hawaii/Highest Number of COVID-19 Cases Since August Reported TodayDOH reports 322 new cases of coronavirus today, the highest number since August 29, 2020, which had 310 COVID-19 cases reported. 30 of today’s cases are backdated from between 12-20-20 and 1-5-21, due to a reporting lag from a laboratory.

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Edmonton ups COVID-19 enforcement, praises province for ‘prudent’ extension of restrictions

COVID-19 situation Thursday.As of Jan. 7, the Edmonton zone had 5,465 active cases of COVID-19, 455 people were in Edmonton hospitals because of the novel coronavirus (64 of whom were in intensive care) and a total of 646 people had died in the Edmonton area from COVID-19.To compare, on Nov.

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INTERACTIVE MAP: COVID-19 vaccine sites in Central Florida

ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida is increasing its coronavirus vaccine distribution which began in the last week of 2020, as counties add more vaccine sites.In early January, Florida was vaccinating three priority groups: Health care workers, long-term care facility staff and residents and people 65 or older. The health care group includes people who work outside hospitals, including EMTs and paramedics as well as Florida Department of Health staff.

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New research suggests Alberta COVID-19 R value currently too high to lift restrictions

new measures announced on Nov. 24.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Kenney said the province’s R value must be below one by Dec.

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News Releases from Department of Health | Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest December 3, 2020

Department of Health: https://health.hawaii.gov/coronavirusdisease2019/what-you-should-know/current-situation-in-hawaii/ Two Additional Deaths and 144 New Cases Reported Today COVID-19 has claimed the lives of two more O‘ahu residents. A woman, 80-years-old or older, had been hospitalized with underlying conditions.

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Looking for winter activities during COVID-19? Here’s what you should know

Canada and other parts of the northern hemisphere, there are growing concerns about the spread of the coronavirus with the cold weather conditions and snow forcing people indoors.Many gyms, restaurants, cafes and cinemas have been ordered shut or have imposed strict safety protocols, including mask-wearing, physical distancing and hand hygiene, to prevent the risk of COVID-19 infection. Feeling the winter blues? Natural ways to boost your mood There is a higher risk of COVID-19 transmission in closed and indoor settings, compared to the outdoors, where the natural flow of air dilutes the virus.So, if you’re looking for things to do this winter, outdoors is better than indoors.

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Activation of COVID-19 surge measures in Edmonton should be a warning to everyone: infection disease specialist

Dr. Craig Jenne, an infectious disease specialist from the University of Calgary, joins Global News to discuss the COVID-19 situation in Alberta as cases continue to rise.

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Prince Edward Island activates federal COVID-19 exposure notification app

COVID Alert app, which has already been introduced in several provinces, notifies someone when they have been in close contact with a person who tests positive for COVID-19 and has shared their results.Starting today, Islanders who test positive for COVID-19 can enter a key from Public Health into the application, which will activate the app’s notification function.Anyone who had come into close contact with that person and who had downloaded the application will be notified that they may have been exposed to COVID-19.Public Health is advising anyone who receives a notification to get tested for COVID-19 and to stay home until they receive their results.Chief public health officer, Dr.

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Coronavirus: 6 active cases in Peterborough area are under age 50

coronavirus on Tuesday.That keeps the overall case total to 112 with 103 cases resolved in the health unit’s jurisdiction of Peterborough, Peterborough County, Curve Lake First Nation and Hiawatha First Nation. Ontario reports 478 new coronavirus cases, largest 1-day jump since early May According to the provincial COVID-19 case data, there currently remain six active cases — each with an undetermined source of acquisition (community transmission).

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Social activities up, COVID-19 cases down: Orange County leaders pleased with recent virus data

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Health officials in Orange County are pleasantly surprised at the county’s recent coronavirus data, as numbers appear to be staying low despite recent reopenings.In fact, as schools and businesses reopened over the past several weeks, health officials said they expected a spike in the number of COVID-19 cases. Instead, recent data shows a plateau in infections for the first time, Dr.

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Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre extends hours for drive-thru COVID-19 screening clinic

coronavirus screening clinic.The hours of Clinic C at RVH will be extended from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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Health Matters: Singing a high-risk activity for COVID-19 transmission

Health Matters May 20: Canada’s top doctor is now recommending masks in public places, and a new report suggests singing is a high-risk activity for COVID-19. Su-Ling Goh reports.

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Screen Rohingya refugees for Covid-19 as many of them attended markaz: MHA to states

The ministry said the Rohingyas residing in camps in Hyderabad had attended Tablighi Jamaat 'Ijtema' at Haryana's Mewat, and had also attended the meet at national capital's Nizamuddin

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Healthcare sector witnesses growth in deal activity despite Covid-19 concerns

A total of 152 deals were announced in the global healthcare sector, including pharmaceuticals and medical equipment, during the week ended 29 March 2020 according to GlobalData’s deals database.

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Ottawa Bylaw officers cracking down on house parties, park activities during COVID-19 pandemic

OTTAWA -- Ottawa Bylaw officers will be making sure Ottawa residents aren’t gathering in public parks and holding house parties during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Moderna to pause certain clinical development activities amid Covid-19

Biotechnology firm Moderna has provided update on the impact of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic on its clinical development activities and business operations.

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Coronavirus: Côte-Saint-Luc screening clinic opens to the public

A new Côte-Saint-Luc COVID-19 screening clinic opened at 9 a.m. on Sunday.

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