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Canada’s COVID Alert app is ‘completely useless’ right now: health expert
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Canada’s COVID Alert app is ‘completely useless’ right now: health expert
Description
March 17, 2021
Less than four per cent of Canadians who tested positive for COVID-19 used the COVID Alert app to warn other people that they might have been exposed to the virus, according to recent data from Health Canada. Jasmine Pazzano explains.
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Canada’s COVID Alert app is ‘completely useless’ right now: health expert01:37 | March 17, 2021
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Public Health Ontario warns of spike in Mpox cases00:33 | July 16, 2024
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Fatal opioid overdoses surge in Ontario shelters: report01:50 | June 18, 2024
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Poilievre, Liberals trade accusations of ‘wacko’ behaviour in Parliament over carbon pricing debate03:42 | June 3, 2024
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Rural Ontario communities face significant doctor shortage02:52 | May 27, 2024
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Feds reject City of Toronto’s drug decriminalization request02:12 | May 18, 2024
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Unvaccinated Ontario child dies of measles, sparks concern among health community01:57 | May 17, 2024
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Prescription for plastic medical waste: How hospitals, medical suppliers are aiming to be greener02:35 | May 9, 2024
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No concern about a ‘diminished supply’ of doctors in Ontario: ministry02:19 | May 8, 2024
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‘Blood on Board’ program expands to southern Ontario00:49 | May 1, 2024
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Health Matters: Norovirus spreading in Ontario, Alberta02:26 | April 30, 2024
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Global National: April 2822:06 | April 28, 2024
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Breaking down Ontario’s investment into primary health care providers04:29 | April 26, 2024
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Ontario hospital performs robot-assisted spinal surgery in Canadian first01:10 | April 25, 2024
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A roadmap for navigating a life-changing diagnosis05:20 | April 1, 2024
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Apple Recipes Good For your Gut!02:55 | March 27, 2024
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Purple Day recognizes epilepsy awareness02:00 | March 26, 2024
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Skincare secrets for menopausal makeup mastery06:54 | March 22, 2024
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Canada sees dwindling measles vaccines supply05:25 | March 22, 2024
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Mild winter brings about early tick sightings in Canada01:39 | March 8, 2024
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Global National: March 421:54 | March 4, 2024
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Concerns of measles vulnerability increase as cases are confirmed in Ontario and Quebec01:50 | March 3, 2024
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Global National: March 321:57 | March 3, 2024
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Small town Ontario clinic at risk of closing02:10 | February 27, 2024
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Average Ontarian sitting a half-hour longer at walk-in clinics compared to 2022: report01:46 | February 24, 2024
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‘Enormous pressure’ expected in Ontario home care due to high growth of senior population01:01 | February 20, 2024
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Possible measles exposure in Mississauga, Ont.02:33 | February 14, 2024
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Ontario clinic direct billing for healthcare highlights grey area around nurse practitioners01:45 | February 13, 2024
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Ford, Trudeau governments ink new health care deal02:13 | February 9, 2024
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Supports paramount in combatting drug addition, amid Belleville, Ont., state of emergency: Tibollo02:50 | February 9, 2024
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Trudeau, Ford announce $3.1 billion in health-care funding for Ontario01:35 | February 9, 2024
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Ontario researchers find our own immune system may be causing neurological damage01:59 | February 5, 2024
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Canada’s COVID Alert app is ‘completely useless’ right now: health expert01:37 | March 17, 2021
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Public Health Ontario warns of spike in Mpox cases00:33 | July 16, 2024
-
Fatal opioid overdoses surge in Ontario shelters: report01:50 | June 18, 2024
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Poilievre, Liberals trade accusations of ‘wacko’ behaviour in Parliament over carbon pricing debate03:42 | June 3, 2024
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Rural Ontario communities face significant doctor shortage02:52 | May 27, 2024
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Feds reject City of Toronto’s drug decriminalization request02:12 | May 18, 2024
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Unvaccinated Ontario child dies of measles, sparks concern among health community01:57 | May 17, 2024
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Prescription for plastic medical waste: How hospitals, medical suppliers are aiming to be greener02:35 | May 9, 2024
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No concern about a ‘diminished supply’ of doctors in Ontario: ministry02:19 | May 8, 2024
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‘Blood on Board’ program expands to southern Ontario00:49 | May 1, 2024
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Health Matters: Norovirus spreading in Ontario, Alberta02:26 | April 30, 2024
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Global National: April 2822:06 | April 28, 2024
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Breaking down Ontario’s investment into primary health care providers04:29 | April 26, 2024
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Ontario hospital performs robot-assisted spinal surgery in Canadian first01:10 | April 25, 2024
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A roadmap for navigating a life-changing diagnosis05:20 | April 1, 2024
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Apple Recipes Good For your Gut!02:55 | March 27, 2024
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Purple Day recognizes epilepsy awareness02:00 | March 26, 2024
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Skincare secrets for menopausal makeup mastery06:54 | March 22, 2024
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Canada sees dwindling measles vaccines supply05:25 | March 22, 2024
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Mild winter brings about early tick sightings in Canada01:39 | March 8, 2024
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Global National: March 421:54 | March 4, 2024
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Concerns of measles vulnerability increase as cases are confirmed in Ontario and Quebec01:50 | March 3, 2024
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Global National: March 321:57 | March 3, 2024
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Small town Ontario clinic at risk of closing02:10 | February 27, 2024
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Average Ontarian sitting a half-hour longer at walk-in clinics compared to 2022: report01:46 | February 24, 2024
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‘Enormous pressure’ expected in Ontario home care due to high growth of senior population01:01 | February 20, 2024
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Possible measles exposure in Mississauga, Ont.02:33 | February 14, 2024
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Ontario clinic direct billing for healthcare highlights grey area around nurse practitioners01:45 | February 13, 2024
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Ford, Trudeau governments ink new health care deal02:13 | February 9, 2024
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Supports paramount in combatting drug addition, amid Belleville, Ont., state of emergency: Tibollo02:50 | February 9, 2024
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Trudeau, Ford announce $3.1 billion in health-care funding for Ontario01:35 | February 9, 2024
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Ontario researchers find our own immune system may be causing neurological damage01:59 | February 5, 2024
Canada’s COVID Alert app is ‘completely useless’ right now: health expert
Description
March 17, 2021
Less than four per cent of Canadians who tested positive for COVID-19 used the COVID Alert app to warn other people that they might have been exposed to the virus, according to recent data from Health Canada. Jasmine Pazzano explains.
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