COVID-19

• AI just designed a ‘fundamental new vaccine’ for viruses, researchers say

  A team at the University of Cambridge say this is the first time that a vaccine whose active component was 'designed entirely by computer simulations has been tested in humans.'

  Health

  Jun 5
  
• How contagious is hantavirus compared with COVID-19, measles and RSV?

  The latest hantavirus outbreak raises the question of how does hantavirus compare with other viruses that have posed major public health challenges.

  Health

  May 8
  
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• Montreal care home faces approved class-action over COVID deaths

  The lawsuit is seeking damages on behalf of all the people who resided in the home between April 9 and June 26, 2020, including their spouses, caregivers, and children.

  Canada

  Apr 7
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• New program launched for vaccine-injured Canadians

  The Public Health Agency of Canada has taken over a program for vaccine-injured Canadians

  Health

  Apr 1
• $50M Vaccine Injury Support Program still failing, injured say

  A five-month Global News investigation last year found Canada's Vaccine Injury Support Program wasn't working as intended. It still isn't.

  Canada

  Feb 2
• Unsustainable workload leads to cancellation of Ontario craft beer festival: organizers

  Organizers of the decade-old Kawartha Craft Beer Festival in Peterborough, Ont., say an unsustainable workload has forced them to cancel their event permanently.

  Canada

  Jan 7
• Quebec joins Alberta in ending free COVID-19 shots, may charge $180 per dose

  Only specific groups will continue to be eligible for subsidized vaccines, including people with chronic health conditions, those aged 65 and older, and health-care workers.

  Health

  Sep 18, 2025
• Moderna’s latest COVID-19 vaccine is both approved and ‘made in Canada’

  An update to Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine that targets the newest variants and is made entirely within Canada's borders was just approved by Health Canada.

  Health

  Aug 25, 2025
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• Alberta sets price at $100 for those who must pay for COVID-19 vaccine this fall

  The price is one of the details now rolled out by the province as part of its two-phase plan to deliver the shots free to some but with a fee for others.

  Health

  Aug 22, 2025
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• Pfizer says Canada just approved its new COVID-19 vaccine for this fall

  Pfizer said Health Canada has approved its latest COVID-19 vaccine that targets a new Omicron variant. It will be made available in the fall.

  Health

  Aug 19, 2025