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COVID-19 and COVID-19 mRNA vaccines on the heart is getting a boost in funding following reports of rare cases of myocarditis and pericarditis during the pandemic.The study, called the Canadian Cardiovascular Society National Active Surveillance Study of Myocarditis and/or Pericarditis following mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination (MYCOVACC), will receive an additional $2 million from the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) over two years.In all, the study will have a total investment of $3.6 million over three years.According to a news release, the funding will allow the study to expand and extend patient follow-up and perform cardiac imaging on those affected.“(The study) is working to determine if people who experience these rare heart conditions are at increased risk of future health problems,” said cardiologist Dr. Nathaniel Hawkins, who leads the study.MYCOVACC began in October 2022 in response to reports of rare cases of myocarditis (inflammation of the heart muscle) and pericarditis (inflammation of the lining surrounding the heart muscle) following mRNA vaccines and COVID-19 infection.“While most people make a full recovery after myocarditis and pericarditis, long-term outcomes warrant further investigation,” the news release reads.

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Ontario public health units press province for more stable funding

public health units are calling on the government to stop using one-time funding to bridge a gap it created four years ago, and to provide them with a predictable source of money as they address a backlog of services built up over the COVID-19 pandemic.Premier Doug Ford’s government announced in 2019 it was cutting the provincial share of public health funding. It moved from a 75-25 cost-sharing formula with municipalities to 70 per cent from the province and 30 per cent from municipalities.Following an outcry, Ford backed down on in-year retroactive cuts and offered mitigation funding to help local governments transition to the new formula.

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US Health Secretary Becerra warns of COVID-19 funds shortage as virus rebounds in Europe, Asia

WASHINGTON (AP) - With the nation yearning for a new normal after its long struggle with the coronavirus, U.S. Health Secretary Xavier Becerra warned Thursday that vaccines, tests and treatments will be "stuck on the ground" unless Congress provides the additional funds the White House has demanded."We have reached a pivot point," Becerra said in an interview with The Associated Press.

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Independent Ontario schools launch legal challenge alleging exclusion from COVID-19 funding

COVID-19 funding.The schools — two in Toronto and one in Kitchener, Ont. — argue that in doling out the provincial portion of the federal Safe Return to Class Fund, the Ontario government left out some 1,500 independent institutions and the more than 150,000 children who attend them.In an application that has not yet been tested in court, they allege the funding was withheld for “no justifiable reason” given that independent schools have been subject to the same health restrictions and closures as publicly funded ones.

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White House announces new COVID-19 funds

Today the Biden administration announced sweeping new funding aimed at beating back COVID-19 in vulnerable communities, including congregate living settings, and infusing rural health clinics with resources to help spread vaccination education.

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Byju’s receives covid support funding from Breakthrough Global Foundation

BENGALURU : Edtech startup Byju’s on Monday said it has received $1 million in funding from the Breakthrough Global Foundation and Saurabh Gupta to support the company’s covid-19 initiatives in the country.The Breakthrough Global Foundation was founded by tech investor and science philanthropist Yuri Milner and his wife Julia. Milner is also the founder of DST Global and Gupta is the managing partner of the organization.

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Manitoba education minister to announce COVID-19 funding for schools

COVID-19 funding for schools Thursday afternoon. Manitoba tightens COVID-19 restrictions, schools to remain in remote learning into June Cliff Cullen has scheduled a press conference for 3 p.m.

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Covid-19: Karnataka CM, ministers to donate one year's salary to Covid Relief Fund

₹24.10 lakh to the ‘Chief Minister’s Relief Fund COVID-19.’ He had also appealed to ministers, MLAs, MPs, and officials to contribute and help the state in fighting the outbreak."It is a very difficult time that we are all going through. And it is important that we fight this epidemic together.

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Waterloo Region, municipalities get another $18 million in COVID relief funds from province

Province pledges another $20M to Waterloo Region, municipalities in COVID-19 funding Unsurprisingly, Waterloo Region is getting the biggest chunk of that money as it will receive $7,223,586.The cities of Kitchener, Cambridge and Waterloo will receive $4,821,933, $2,491,652 and $2,337,340, respectively.The townships of North Dumfries ($180,195), Woolwich ($446,909), Wellesley ($165,734) and Wilmot ($391,615) will get small pieces of the pie.Overall, Ontario says it is releasing another $500 million to the province’s 444 municipalities through the joint federal-provincial Safe Restart Agreement fund.The funding each municipality receives is based upon size and how many COVID-19 cases had occurred between Jan. 1 and Feb.

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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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Report finds Alberta left millions of dollars in federal COVID-19 funds ‘on the table’

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.The think-tank looked at COVID-19 support transfers and programs available from the federal government and how each province used them — or didn’t — in a report released Tuesday.

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Coronavirus: WHO looks for ways to close COVID-19 funding gap

The World Health Organization (WHO) is facing a funding gap of $28 billion for fighting COVID-19 in low- and middle-income countries. A WHO senior official said Tuesday the organization is looking at new ways to bridge this funding gap.

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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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Scott Peterson among California inmates who received COVID relief funds, prosecutors say

Scott Peterson is among multiple California inmates, including other convicted murders, who have received COVID-19 unemployment benefits in recent months, prosecutors have found. The unemployment claim filed on Peterson was found during a fraud investigation by a group of state and federal prosecutors, according to The Los Angeles Times.

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Malaysia plans extra $4.8 billion for special COVID-19 fund

Malaysia's government plans to add a further 20 billion ringgit ($4.84 billion) to a new fund to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz said on Friday.The move will increase the size of the COVID-19 fund to 65 billion ringgit to fund aid packages, the needs of frontline workers, and the procurement of vaccines, Tengku Zafrul said as he presented the 2021 budget.The budget is the first by the administration of Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, who took over in March just as the pandemic took hold.The premier also faces the challenge of securing enough support for the budget when it comes up for a vote in parliament on Nov.

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Vancouver mayor ‘gobsmacked’ at cut in COVID-19 funding amid budget crunch

COVID-19 recovery funding.Kennedy Stewart said Wednesday the city was banking on a cash infusion of about $60 million. Instead, it will get $16 million.Stewart said that’s far below what other municipalities are getting per capita, and that the province had committed to distributing the funding based on population.

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SFA secure £5m Covid fighting fund as Hampden is used as loan collateral

Scottish FA has taken out a £5million loan to cover a shortfall in income as a result of the Covid-19 crisis.And in the face of a £3million loss in revenue, Hampden Park has been used as collateral to secure the much-needed temporary funds.Under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme, businesses can apply for finance up to £5million with the UK Government footing the bill for any interest and fees for the first year.The SFA have opted to take that maximum allowance while putting the national stadium up as a guarantee of repayment to lenders Santander.A spokesperson said: “The Scottish FA, like many other businesses affected by Covid-19, has successfully applied for a loan to help address the economic impact of the virus on the

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Canada Unveils Emergency $50M COVID-19 Fund for Local Production

The Canadian government has stepped in to temporarily cover losses incurred by local producers forced to shut down or scrap film and TV shoots due to a coronavirus outbreak. The Short Term Compensation Fund will offer indie productions up to $1.5 million if they face a temporary interruption and $3 million for a complete shutdown of production, to a maximum of $50 million.

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Amazon Backs New U.K. COVID-19 Fund for Diverse Talent

The U.K.'s Film and TV Charity, which has already distributed several million dollars to creatives hit by the COVID-19 crisis, is launching a new recovery fund that aims to protect diverse talent and help them sustain their careers through and out of the pandemic. The Recovery Fund —which will distribute up to £2 million ($1.56 million) to U.K.

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EPSB letter details how school division will allocate COVID-19 funding from feds

Last month, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his government would be giving Canada’s province’s and territories up to $2 billion in additional funding to help them ensure students can safely return to school.Earlier this month, Alberta Education Minister Adriana LaGrange announced that she had directed her department to transfer the funds to school authorities as soon as the province receives it.She said Ottawa would be transferring some of the approximately $262 million promised to Alberta in September, while the rest will be sent “later in the school year.”In his letter Monday, Robertson said classrooms are the EPSB’s top priority.“About $20 million will flow directly to schools,” he wrote.

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Alberta school authorities will see some federal COVID-19 funding in September

Alberta school boards will be sharing the vast majority of the federal funding for education equally. As provincial affairs reporter Tom Vernon explains, the UCP government says it will pass on $250 million through a per student grant, and is now suggesting it might even top up that money.

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Alberta school authorities will see some federal COVID-19 funding in September: LaGrange

COVID-19 school reopening funding promised by the federal government should see some of the money soon.

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Ontario’s mayors ‘encouraged’ by emergency COVID-19 funding

COVID-19 funding announcement made by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.The pledge from Ottawa would see $19 billion for provinces and territories to support “a safe restart” of the Canadian economy, which includes $2 billion to cover municipalities’ operating costs.

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Trump sued for threat to pull Covid-19 funding over road blockade

Trump’s chief of staff threatened to garnish federal coronavirus relief funding from a South Dakota Indian tribe if it didn’t remove roadblocks intended to limit the spread of the virus, according to a lawsuit. The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe said the threat was one of several federal officials made after South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem asked the president for help in getting rid of the checkpoints.The tribe erected roadblocks on highways that pass through its reservation in early April when the coronavirus began spreading in South Dakota.

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Justin Bieber Calls On Justin Trudeau To Commit More To Global COVID-19 Funding

Justin Bieber is calling on his fellow Canadians to reach out to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and ask for a commitment to more global COVID-19 response funding.

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Women in Film Launches "Hire Her Back" Campaign, Grant Fund to Support Inclusive Hiring Practices

Women in Film, Los Angeles has announced the launch of Hire Her Back, a multimedia campaign that calls upon entertainment industry employers to hire women and people of color as the town shifts back into production mode following an extended shutdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Per the organization, the initiative will be rolled out in coming weeks in partnership with industry leaders.

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Atea closes $215m Series D round to support Covid-19 trials

Boston-based Atea Pharmaceuticals has raised $215m in a Series D financing round. The investment was led by Bain Capital Life Sciences; other new investors that participated in the round include Omega Funds, Rock Springs Capital and Redmile Group. Some of Atea’s existing investors also participated, including Ally Bridge Group and Morningside Ventures.

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Council and health bosses put risk sharing on hold over 'frightening' Covid-19 funding fears

A risk sharing agreement between Rochdale council and health bosses has been suspended due to ‘frightening’ uncertainty over Covid-19 funding.

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Global Citizen Enlists Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, Justin Bieber, Other Celebs to Lobby for COVID-19 Funding

Global Citizen has announced its first initiative since the “One World: Together at Home” special, a program that is enlisting celebrities like Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, J Balvin and Justin Bieber to lobby governments and corporations for funding of coronavirus relief funding and programs.

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Recording Academy Elected Officials Recreate John Prine's 'Angel From Montgomery' for MusiCares COVID-19 Fund

A number of Recording Academy elected officials have recorded John Prine’s “Angel from Montgomery” as a fundraiser to benefit the organization’s MusiCares COVID-19 relief fund.The fund was created to financially help people in the music industry affected by the pandemic due to the cancellation of work opportunities. To date, the fund has raised nearly $15 million in assistance, but a few weeks ago, it stopped taking new applications until it could replenish its coffers after distributing its initial funds.Prine, a 2020 Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, died April 7 from complications from COVID-19.

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Elton John has $1 MILLION donation to his AIDS foundation 'COVID emergency fund' MATCHED by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey amid the ongoing pandemic

© Global Citizen 2020 UNSPECIFIED LOCATION - APRIL 18: In this screengrab, Sir Elton John performs during "One World: Together At Home" presented by Global Citizen on April, 18, 2020. The global broadcast and digital special was held to support frontline healthcare workers and the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for the World Health Organization, powered by the UN Foundation. (Photo by Getty Images/Getty Images for Global Citizen ) Elton John has had his $1 million donation to his AIDS foundation's COVID emergency fund matched by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey.

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‘Inadequate’ COVID-19 funding focus of new court challenge by Indigenous group

An national Indigenous organization that represents First Nations, Inuit and Métis living off-reserve and in urban centres is taking the federal government to court over what it alleges is “inadequate and discriminatory funding” for the COVID-19 response.

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₹2,000 crore from RBI for mutual fund liquidity

MUMBAI : Lenders borrowed ₹2,000 crore from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 27 April under the special liquidity window for mutual funds, showed data released by the central bank.

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Canadian Tire stores in London, Ont., donate $30K to LHSF COVID-19 fund

A response fund, established by London Health Sciences Foundation (LHSF) following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, received a major boost on Tuesday, courtesy of the city’s four Canadian Tire stores.

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Post Malone raises over $4M for COVID-19 fund with Nirvana tribute praised by original members

Six-time Grammy nominee Post Malone's Nirvana tribute concert from his Salt Lake City home on Friday has raised $4.330M for the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund benefitting the World Health Organization.The 24-year-old tattooed-face rapper managed to impress original Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl, who retweeted original bass player Krist Novoselić's elated reaction via his Foo Fighters account.'So proud of @PostMalone and crew,' Novoselić gushed on Twitter. Success! Six-time Grammy nominee Post Malone's Nirvana tribute concert from his Salt Lake City home on Friday has raised $4.330M for the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund benefitting the WHO'I am moved! I don't think these fellows can play any better.

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Discovery CEO Sets Star-Studded Poker Event for Mount Sinai COVID-19 Fund

Discovery CEO David Zaslav is gathering some friends and celebrities this weekend to raise more than $1 million in a virtual charity poker tournament for the Mount Sinai COVID-19 Response Fund. Zaslav is a Mount Sinai board member, and 100 percent of the proceeds of the event will support front-line health care workers.

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Kerala's new Covid-19 contribution plan: 1-month salary cut of all state employees over 5 months

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM : After facing opposition over contribution of one month's salary of all state government officials towards the CM's Covid Relief Fund, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday came out with another proposal: six-day salary deduction in the next five months as a temporary measure. That would mean a month's salary in five months.

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Idris Elba and wife launches UN's $40M COVID-19 fund to help poor nations

COVID-19 survivors Idris Elba and his wife Sabrina have teamed up with the United Nations (UN) to launch a $40 million fund for poor nations hit by the coronavirus.

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U.S. lawmakers ‘very close’ to small business COVID-19 funding deal: officials

U.S. lawmakers are very close to an agreement on approving extra money to help small businesses hurt by the coronavirus pandemic and could seal a deal as early as Sunday, congressional and Trump administration officials said.

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Coronavirus outbreak: U.K. increases COVID-19 funding by £1.6 billion for councils across country

On Saturday, British Secretary of State for Housing, Community and Local Government Robert Jenrick announced that the government will be providing an additional £1.6 billion of new funding to support U.K.

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Singing Surgeon: Dr. Elvis Cuts EP to Aid COVID-19 Fund

Elvis Francois, the orthopedic surgery resident who has gone viral with his top-notch live performances at hospitals, knew from adolescence he wanted to help heal the world through medicine.But through music? Not so much.Two years after becoming an unlikely singing sensation, the 34-year-old doctor with a golden voice is releasing his first-ever EP on Friday and all the proceeds will be donated to The Center of Disaster Philanthropy COVID-19 Response Fund.“It’s been such a unique time in all of our lives. I’m just honored to be able to share a bit of music with people, especially during these trying times,” Francois said in an interview with The Associated Press on Wednesday.

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Louis Armstrong Foundation Starts COVID-19 Fund for Jazz Musicians

The Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation has launched a $1 million emergency fund to support freelance New York City-area jazz musicians during the coronavirus pandemic.The organization’s board of directors on Thursday announced The Louis Armstrong Emergency Fund for Jazz Musicians. It is aimed at providing financial support to jazz vocalists and instrumentalists who have lost income because of the coronavirus, which has forced performers to cancel concerts, tours and performances.

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Louis Armstrong org starts COVID-19 fund for jazz musicians

NEW YORK – The Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation has launched a $1 million emergency fund to support freelance New York City-area jazz musicians during the coronavirus pandemic.

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B.C. provides $3.5 million in COVID-19 funds for post-secondary students

The province has announced a one-time $3.5-million investment in emergency assistance for students attending 25 public post-secondary institutions in B.C. under the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Selena Gomez flaunts her stunning moves in Dance Again MV; Announces new merch will support COVID 19 fund

Selena Gomez has released the music video of her song Dance Again, which featured in her latest album Rare. The video features the 27-year-old American singer showing off her carefree and sultry dance moves and it is all the entertainment you need while you practice social distancing amid Coronavirus crisis. Looking stunning in a slip dress, the singer can be seen dancing alone on stage and moving to the catchy beats of her disco-themed song.

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Spotify, Tidal, Pandora & More Streaming Services Donate to MusiCares' COVID-19 Fund

Amazon Music, Facebook, SiriusXM and Pandora, Spotify, Tidal and YouTube Music have all donated to MusiCares' relief fund for music workers whose livelihoods have been impacted by the coronavirus crisis. MusiCares, the charitable arm of the Recording Academy, launched t

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Father John Misty releases live album to benefit MusiCares COVID-19 Fund

Father John Misty has released a new live album to benefit those in the music industry affected by the coronavirus outbreak. Off-Key in Hamburg is streaming now via Bandcamp with all proceeds donated to MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund.

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Coronavirus outbreak: WHO says over $19 million USD donated to COVID-19 fund, urges end to hoarding

The World Health Organization’s director-general, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said on Monday that approximately 110,000 people had donated over US$19 million to the COVID-19 Solidarity Response fund, which will help in purchasing medical supplies.

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