Patty Hajdu

• Canada to suspend all flights from U.K. for 72 hours as new coronavirus variant spreads

  The move comes after members of the federal government met to discuss the new variant of the novel coronavirus that has been spreading quickly across the United Kingdom.

  Canada

  Dec 20, 2020
• Pfizer cuts COVID-19 vaccine delivery by half for 2020 due to supply chain issues

  The company confirmed to Global News that it will deliver 50 million doses worldwide by the end of year, compared to 100 million previously promised.

  Canada

  Dec 3, 2020
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• Canada reviewing NBA plan for Raptors to play in Toronto amid coronavirus: minister

  The Raptors and the NBA would need an exemption to a requirement that anyone entering Canada for nonessential reasons must self-isolate for 14 days.

  Sports

  Nov 17, 2020
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• Patty Hajdu responds to Twitter photo, says she only removes mask to eat, drink

  The health minister said that following public health rules is important to her and she removes her mask only when those rules allow it, such as to eat or drink.

  Health

  Oct 25, 2020
• COMMENTARY: Liberals reveal their indifference to Canadians’ access to information rights

  If Canadians don’t care about this issue, Rob Breakenridge asks, then why did the Liberals make it a priority in their 2015 campaign?

  Commentary

  Oct 24, 2020
• Information commissioner ‘disappointed’ with health minister’s comments on access to records

  Hajdu rebuffed a Conservative MP's call Thursday for release of federal records on the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Health

  Oct 23, 2020
• Civil rights group prepares lawsuit on ‘discriminatory’ N.B. abortion law

  New Brunswick denies women, girls, and trans people fair access to abortions, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association said in an Oct. 14 letter to Premier Blaine Higgs and Health Minister Dorothy Shephard.

  Health

  Oct 15, 2020
• Here’s how rapid antigen tests could help curb coronavirus, according to officials

  The new Panbio COVID-19 Antigen rapid test can be analyzed on-site without additional equipment and can produce results within 20 minutes. 

  Canada

  Oct 6, 2020
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• COMMENTARY: Canada’s health minister needs to make coronavirus testing a much bigger priority

  The provinces need new tools, not lectures on public health policy, Rob Breakenridge says.

  Commentary

  Sep 19, 2020
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• Still no timeline for when Alberta will have access to federal COVID-19 tracking app

  While two more provinces have been added to the federal COVID-19 tracing app, Alberta's chief medical officer of health said there's still no timeline for when Alberta will be brought on.

  Sep 18, 2020