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February

Daily Media Digest February 8, 2021

COVID-19 vaccines are ‘ethically justified’ for pregnant women: CMAJ BarrieToday “Core principles of medical ethics hold that medical decisions or … Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Cynthia Maxwell MD, Sinai Health; and Tali …” TAGS: COVID-19, […]

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February

Daily Media Digest February 5, 2021

Ontario lab pioneering new COVID-19 test method calls for all positive samples to be checked for … Globalnews.ca “Brad Wouters, executive vice-president of science and research at University Health Network, said failing to do this […]

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February

Daily Media Digest February 4, 2021

COVID-19 variants leave less ‘room for error’ in loosening restrictions: experts q107.com “… metrics to decide how to open things up locally,” said Alon Vaisman, an infection disease physician at the University Health Network in […]

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February

Daily Media Digest February 3, 2021

Overcoming vaccine hesitancy McGill Reporter “… scientist with the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) Infectious Diseases and Immunity in Global Health Program.” TAGS: vaccine hesitancy, COVID-19, pandemic, infectious disease, McGill University […]

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February

Daily Media Digest Feburary 2, 2021

Saskatchewan-made COVID vaccine begins clinical trial paNOW “Dr. Volker Gerdts, the CEO of Saskatoon’s VIDO-InterVac, told the Brent Loucks Show on Monday the first phase of the trial has begun with volunteers …” TAGS: COVID-19, […]

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February

Daily Media Digest February 1, 2021

The next generation of PPE: How Canadian researchers are making masks, gowns better CBC.ca “Dr. James Dickinson, a professor of family medicine at the University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine, has said that COVID-19 […]

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January

Daily Media Digest January 28, 2021

Teachers, parents, teens mental health hit hard by COVID-19 pandemic CTV News London “A new national study conducted by Mental Health Research Canada has found COVID-19 is having a big impact on stress, anxiety and depression …” […]

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January

Daily Media Digest January 27, 2021

Coronavirus: Toronto doctor reflects on Canada’s 1st COVID-19 case, one year later Globalnews.ca “… I want to see the chest X-ray,” recalled Dr. Jerome Leis, medical director of infection prevention and control at Sunnybrook Health […]

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January

Daily Media Digest January 26, 2021

Blood thinners could ease COVID-19 load on critical care units, Manitoba-led global study finds CBC.ca “Dr. Ryan Zarychanski of the University of Manitoba says this study is important not only for its findings, but because the […]