Some school districts have stopped tracking COVID-19 cases and are instead reporting overall absences, which isn’t ideal for some parentss, but experts say is still a useful public health tool. Learning that British Columbia will no longer track Covid cases in schools made Jordan and his wife more confident inContinue Reading
Pfizer is now testing its new Omicron-based shot. Pfizer CEO Dr. Albert Bourla said: “We are looking to see if we can create a vaccine that covers Omicron and doesn’t forget the other variance.” In a news release, the drug maker announced its trial includes fourteen hundred healthy adults inContinue Reading
The pandemic has caused a whole lot of travel disruption, but it has also created opportunities for innovation. Recently, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has big plans for technological innovations to speed up travel, but privacy experts say the agency must ensure that the information is being stored securelyContinue Reading
In most parts of the country, fewer than half of Canadian children ages five to eleven have received their first Covid vaccine dose, but there are three places leading the charge with high vaccination rates. Newfoundland and Labrador is given first doses to more than 74 percent of all childrenContinue Reading
Two weeks after Omicron forced Ontarians to again desert city streets with indoor dining closed and in store shopping capped, premier Doug Ford is now eyeing plans to reopen. He stressed on Thursday that Ontario government can be confident that the worst is behind us. At the end of theContinue Reading
The scenes unfolding inside the intensive care unit at Scarborough General Hospital can be tough to watch as nearly every bed is now taken. Life here is incredibly fragile, even for the vaccinated. Dr. Martin Betts is the medical director of critical care for the Scarborough health network. He says:Continue Reading
The highly anticipated return to in person learning is now delayed once again. Both public and catholic schools in Toronto are closed today due to the winter storm. Students will be learning remotely. Education Minster Stephan Lecce was interviewed this morning. When asked about if the benefits of kids learningContinue Reading
As kids in Ontario get ready to return to in person learning on Monday, a new poll is now shedding light on how parents feel about sending their children back to school as Omicron cases continue to rise. Some new data from the non-profit angus reed institute reveals more thanContinue Reading
Alisha will be sending her two children to school on monday reluctantly. She admitted that she is not confident that the schools are safe. Meanwhile, she’s worried about her youngest child too young to be vaccinated. “My two children are both begging to go back school, ” said by Alisha.Continue Reading
Staff shortages at hospitals have some considering, or already allowing, health-care workers who’ve tested positive for COVID-19 to continue working even if they have symptoms. Emergency room nurse Eram Chhogala said in an interview: “just in one shift, we had approximately 4 or 5 patients that had to be transferedContinue Reading
