Public Health Canada
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Measles cases increase by 173 in Ontario, bringing outbreak’s total close to 1,800Ontario reports 173 new measles cases this week, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to almost 1,800 since the outbreak began in October 2024.CanadaMay 22
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Is it cold, COVID or the flu? Experts say it is ‘very difficult’ to differentiateTwo experts say it's very difficult to differentiate between the cold, flu, or a COVID-19 infection, so Canadians need to be very careful as the flu season approaches.HealthOct 22, 2022
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Companies ditch mandatory vaccination as Canada relaxes COVID-19 rulesNot all big employers are on board, however. Sun Life Financial Inc. says its vaccination requirement for tens of thousands of in-office workers in Canada remains in place for now.CanadaJun 17, 2022
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Border union claims government stats about ArriveCAN app ‘absolutely false’The union representing Canada's border agents says security at the border is being jeopardized because of the ArriveCAN app.CanadaJun 16, 2022
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Foreign doctors ready to help are ‘sidelined’ by regulation, expert saysDespite thousands of experienced foreign doctors living in Canada ready and willing to help amid the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond, many say they are being sidelined.HealthNov 13, 2021
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Hamilton researchers join study of COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness on South Asian communityImmune response to vaccines and hesitancy around immunization will be targets in the Canadian study.HealthJun 3, 2021
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New measures to contain spread of COVID-19 now in force at Canada’s land ports of entryA COVID-19 diagnostic test is now being administered at five border crossings across the country. A second self test toward the end of a 14-day self quarantine is also required.CanadaFeb 22, 2021
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Coronavirus: Advocates warn limited health services may lead to unplanned pregnanciesMany pharmacies have had to ration medications, including birth control, to one-month supplies to avoid shortages, according to the Canadian Pharmacists Association.CanadaApr 2, 2020
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Provinces try to recruit retired doctors as coronavirus spreads in CanadaThe extraordinary step to recruit retired physicians, also underway in the United Kingdom, may not have been seen since the Spanish flu of 1918.CanadaMar 14, 2020
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Drive-thru coronavirus test centres could help reduce spread in Canada: expertThe low-threshold testing has reduced spread of the novel coronavirus in South Korea and saved time waiting on test results because samples, one expert says.CanadaMar 13, 2020
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