Health Canada approves updated Novavax vaccine to protect against COVID-19
Health Canada has authorized an adapted vaccine from Novavax to prevent COVID-19 in people age 12 and older. The vaccine…
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B.C. doctor fired for refusing COVID-19 shot loses bid to get hospital privileges back
A B.C. doctor who was fired after refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19 has lost her bid to get her…
Manning tells Conservative MPs his COVID-19 panel report could help defeat the Liberals
The chair of a panel that produced a taxpayer-funded $2-million report on Alberta’s COVID-19 response suggested Conservative MPs use his…
MPs to study $300M Liberal government paid to now-shuttered COVID-19 vaccine manufacturer
MPs on the House of Commons health committee voted Wednesday to launch a study into the more than $300 million the…
Juror dismissed at Nathaniel Veltman murder trial due to COVID-19 as psychiatrist continues testimony
Warning: This story contains distressing details. The weeks-long trial for Nathaniel Veltman lost a juror on Monday, but a psychiatrist…
Nova Scotia judge launches $5M lawsuit over dispute related to COVID-19 vaccination
A Nova Scotia provincial court judge is suing the province and another judge for $5 million in damages. The lawsuit launched…
Scientists who spurred development of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines win Nobel medicine prize
Scientists Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries they made at…
Health Canada approves updated Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19
Health Canada has approved Pfizer’s updated vaccine to protect people aged six months and older from COVID-19. Thursday’s authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty vaccine…
‘COVID was never gone’: As cases rise in B.C., so do worries about normalizing the coronavirus
Candace Latham has never stopped wearing a mask. The Vancouver mother and her 15-year-old son are both immunocompromised, which has…
Does COVID-19 spread in a hospital mean there’s an outbreak? Not anymore, says B.C. health ministry
Several B.C. hospitals and long term care facilities have seen a spike in COVID-19 cases recently according to the provincial…