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Canadian experts expect a surge in COVID cases this fall

Sep
01
'The pandemic is not over': Experts expect a surge in COVID cases this fall | CBC News Higher COVID-19 levels seen in Ottawa in the past month are expected to continue to rise through the fall, public health experts warn. CBC

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Ottawa's medical officer of health Vera Etches confirmed Thursday these trends will increase in the coming months, but said it's not yet clear that subvariants are driving the surge. 

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New BA.2.86 variant found in Canada, Sweden and Scotland

Aug
31
Sweden, Canada report BA.2.86 as UK speeds fall COVID vaccine rollout PAHO/Flickr cc CIDRAP
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Canadian wildfires sparked signficant rise in U.S. asthma related cases --CDC

Aug
28
Asthma-related ER visits in the US were 17% higher than expected during Canadian wildfires, new CDC study finds | CNN The wildfires in Canada, which caused smoke to blanket parts of the United States in recent months, have been linked to a significant rise in emergency hospital visits related to asthma. Jacqueline Howard CNN

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Study indicates prior Omicron infection may not protect against future COVID-19 infection

Aug
21
Prior Omicron infection may not protect against future COVID-19 infection People may assume that a COVID-19 infection protects them the next time they encounter the virus, but that's not necessarily true. Yahoo News

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Thousands flee huge wildfire closing in on capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories

Aug
18
City empties as thousands flee huge wildfire closing in on capital of Canada's Northwest Territories Residents are heeding warnings to evacuate the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories as a wildfire burns toward the city of 20,000. AP News

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Extroverts more likely to refuse vaccines, Canadian study finds

Aug
09
Extroverts more likely to refuse vaccines, study finds - UPI.com Compared to other personality styles, extroverts were 18% more likely to refuse the COVID-19 vaccine, a new study found. UPI

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When studying which personality types were more likely to resist getting vaccines, researchers got a surprise.

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Canadian wildfire smoke hits more than a dozen US states

Jul
17
Canadian wildfire smoke puts around 70 million US residents under air quality alerts | CNN Canadian wildfire smoke continues to plague the United States, triggering air quality alerts for more than a dozen states from Montana to Vermont. Caitlin Kaiser CNN
 
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Revive Therapeutics' experimental COVID treatment fails in late-stage study

Jul
06
Revive Therapeutics' experimental COVID treatment fails in late-stage study Canada-based Revive Therapeutics said on Thursday its experimental COVID-19 treatment did not meet the main goal of a late-stage study. Reuters Reuters

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Climate change keeps making wildfires and smoke worse -- the ‘new abnormal’

Jul
03
Climate change keeps making wildfires and smoke worse. Scientists call it the 'new abnormal' As smoky as the summer has been so far, scientists say it will likely be worse in future years because of climate change. AP News

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Advice on coping with wildfire smoke and heat wave

Jun
30
How to minimize the health risks from wildfire smoke | CNN Millions of people in the US are under air quality alerts as smoke from Canadian wildfires sweeps through the Midwest and East Coast. Jen Christensen CNN
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