One of the earliest coronavirus pandemic hotspots is seeing a rapid decline in cases and deaths that far [outpaces[ the U.S.: nursing homes. Between late December and mid February, weekly infections among residents fell by nearly 90 percent – xx the...
Trends in COVID-19 cases are finally starting to diverge in lockdown-loving California and open-all-hours Florida, data reveals. California is now seeing about half as many new COVID-19 cases a day compared to Florida, a Financial Times analysis of data from Johns...
Since the novel coronavirus was first discovered in Wuhan, China, in 2019, several variants have emerged from across the world. Most of the attention has been focused on highly contagious variants first identified in the UK, South Africa, and Brazil, all...
WINNIPEG — Altona police is hoping a new piece of equipment attached to officers will help build public trust and increase transparency within the police force. The force has adapted body worn cameras that run through an app on their phone....
Is the Johnson & Johnson vaccine allergy free? Experts say clinics may not need to watch patients for severe reactions for 15 minutes after getting the shot because it uses different technology from Pfizer and Moderna Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine combines...
In the first minutes of the new film Judas and the Black Messiah, released Feb. 12, it shows archival footage of the free ambulance service started by the Black Panther Party’s Winston-Salem, N.C., chapter in 1972. And the party’s Illinois chairman...
Pfizer scientists are studying whether a THIRD vaccine shot can offer protection against more contagious and resistant COVID strains like the one from South Africa Pfizer Inc and its German partner BioNTech are studying a third dose of their coronavirus vaccine...
Were 600K COVID hospitalizations preventable simply through diet and exercise? TWO THIRDS of people hospitalized for COVID were obese or had diabetes, high blood pressure or heart failure, study finds Tufts University researchers looked at data on more than 900,000 hospitalized...
WINNIPEG — A sewer system backup Tuesday night in Transcona flooded several basements, causing thousands of dollars in damages and leaving residents to deal with a mess of raw sewage. Around 5 p.m. on Tuesday, some residents on Harold Avenue found...
With people clamoring for a shot, it was welcome news that the US Food and Drug Administration’s analysis Johnson & Johnson’s trial data showed its vaccine is safe and effective. Here’s what that could mean for you. It could be as...
