With provinces and territories now rolling out plans to COVID-19 vaccinate children aged five to 11, many parents eagerly signed their children up to be among the first in line. But not everyone is... Read more »
Some pharmacists working in Canada’s top drugstores are recommending homeopathic products to consumers, even though, experts say, these products are essentially sugar water or sugar pills with no scientific evidence they can... Read more »
With Health Canada expected to approve Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11 — and as it continues to review Moderna’s pediatric version — parents of younger school-aged children must now decide whether they’ll be queuing... Read more »
As the U.S. reopens its land border, some experts say the Canadian government should consider scrapping its costly COVID-19 PCR test requirement for fully vaccinated travellers — particularly for short cross-border trips. Instead, they suggest... Read more »
As the U.S. reopens its land border, some experts say the Canadian government should consider scrapping its costly COVID-19 PCR test requirement for fully vaccinated travellers — particularly for short cross-border trips. Instead, they suggest... Read more »
When Luc LeBlanc received a phone call from his family doctor in March 2021 telling him he had a neurological illness — and it was terminal — his world crumbled. “I knew... Read more »
How a failed deal with China to produce a made-in-Canada COVID-19 vaccine wasted months and millions
The federal government’s failed collaboration with a vaccine manufacturing company in China early in the pandemic has led to a delay of nearly two years in efforts to create a made-in-Canada COVID-19... Read more »
The federal government’s failed collaboration with a vaccine manufacturing company in China early in the pandemic has led to a delay of nearly two years in efforts to create a made-in-Canada COVID-19... Read more »
This First Person column is written by Aaron Hoyland who lives in Edmonton. For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, please see the FAQ. It’s 3 a.m. My wife is going... Read more »
Keep it local. Keep it small. And if possible, move it outdoors. Despite the fact that more than 80 per cent of eligible Canadians are now vaccinated against COVID-19, infectious disease specialists from... Read more »