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Canadian firm works with controversial U.S. company to make ‘better’ COVID vaccine, but says Ottawa not interested

Breadcrumb Trail Links World Reopening Canada PostPandemic News National More Reopening Canada Health and Wellness Health Canadian Politics Canada ‘So far, the Canadian government hasn’t shown an inclination to talk to us about purchasing Canadian,” said Brad Sorenson, CEO of Providence Therapeutics Author of the article: Tom Blackwell Publishing date: May 25, 2021 • 14 hours… Read More »

Canadian prescriptions for malaria drug with COVID-19 potential surge, some for doctors’ own use

Some Canadian doctors appear to have been snapping up a malaria drug for their own possible use against COVID-19, part of a surge in prescriptions for the medicine that has health-care regulators across the country concerned. Professional organizations in several provinces have issued statements in recent days discouraging the practice, noting there’s no solid evidence… Read More »

Canadian woman who is allergic to the COLD fears for her life going outside

Canadian woman who is allergic to the COLD fears for her life going outside where temperatures dip below -40°C and could trigger hives and cause her throat to swell up Emma Brown, 18, of Edmonton, has the condition cold urticaria As a child, her hands would become itchy and her cheeks bright red Now she… Read More »

‘Negligible’ risk of HIV transmission with a suppressed viral load, Canadian public health officials tell prosecutors

The potential for sexual HIV transmission when a person living with HIV adheres to antiretroviral therapy and maintains an undetectable viral load is ‘negligible’, says the Public Health Agency of Canada, in a review conducted for the country’s Department of Justice. Moreover, the risk of transmission is ‘low’ when a person living with HIV is… Read More »