TORONTO — Shortly after the first case of COVID-19 was detected in Canada, front-line workers including nurses, teachers and grocery store employees had to change how they work in order to keep themselves and Canadians safe. On Jan. 25, 2020, Canada’s...
A U.K. trial found that commonly used antibiotics azithromycin and doxycycline were generally not effective as a treatment for early stages of COVID-19 in order to prevent hospitalization or further intervention, Oxford University said on Monday. The trial, dubbed PRINCIPLE, found...
A British study found widely used antibiotics azithromycin and doxycycline were generally ineffective against early-stage COVID-19, as the search for treatments against the illness continues while vaccines are being rolled-out. The trial, backed by the British government and dubbed PRINCIPLE, found...
Moderna said on Monday it plans to start clinical trials of an altered booster version of its COVID-19 vaccine aimed at the South African variant after tests showed its authorized vaccine may produce a diminished antibody response. It will also test...
Moderna said on Monday it believes its COVID-19 vaccine protects against new variants found in Britain and South Africa, although it will test a new booster shot aimed at the South Africa variant after concluding that the antibody response could be...
TORONTO — One year ago today, health officials in Ontario confirmed Canada’s first presumptive case of COVID-19, though at the time the novel coronavirus hadn’t yet been named. The risk to Canadians was still considered “low.” Talk of “physical distancing” or...
WASHINGTON — Dr. Deborah Birx says when she was co-ordinator of U.S. President Donald Trump’s coronavirus task force, she had to grapple with COVID-19 deniers in the White House and that someone gave the president “parallel” streams of data that conflicted...
A rural county in Washington state is lapping the field when it comes to distribution of the coronavirus vaccine. A big part of the reason Kittitas County says it is outpacing the vaccine rates in the state is that it’s had...
MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Sunday he has tested positive for COVID-19 and that the symptoms are mild. Mexico’s president, who has been criticized for his handling of his country’s pandemic, said on his official Twitter...
EDMONTON — An Ottawa-area father’s hope of seeking a life-altering treatment for his son in the U.S. has been dashed in light of the news that the government is considering new measures that would ‘significantly impede’ Canadians’ ability to return to...
