Breadcrumb Trail Links World News Health Canada ‘And what do you say? Are you doubly vaccinated? Did you have AstraZeneca, or Pfizer? How far do you go with this?’ Author of the article: Sharon Kirkey Publishing date: Jun 18, 2021 • 1 day ago • 7 minute read • 387 Comments Mississauga’s Jack Darling Park and… Read More »
Delayed cancer screenings amid the pandemic may result in more patients presenting with advanced forms of the disease in the future, doctors worry. “We are certainly worried about the impact of delays in screening and treatment for cancer patients,” Dr. Bob Keenan, chief medical officer of the Florida-based Moffitt Cancer Center, wrote in a statement. Keenan noted the… Read More »
March 5, 2021 — A recent decrease in the number of Americans seeking testing for COVID-19 has experts on alert. Accurate and timely testing remains critical for treating and isolating individuals with COVID-19 infection, they stress. Widespread testing also allows for tracking the spread of the virus and any variants of concern as they arise.… Read More »
A top Australian infectious diseases expert has questioned the country’s choice of COVID-19 vaccines, saying: “We need to be reaching for the big guns.” “We’re talking about an immune naive population. We have no immunity whatsoever,” Monash University’s Dr Michelle Ananda-Rajah said on ABC’s Q&A on Thursday night. “We’re literally sitting ducks. We need to… Read More »
Coronavirus is unlikely to be permanently eradicated in Victoria, and life over the next six months will not change much, a health expert predicts. Swinburne Dean of Health Sciences, Professor Bruce Thompson says the state has achieved an “amazing win” by reducing virus levels so low. But he does not believe the virus will be… Read More »
Daily infections drop to 13,864 and the R-number could be down too but hat-trick of reports claim true figure may be 45,000 a day, infections DOUBLED in a week and outbreaks are growing in all but THREE areas Department of Health officials today also announced 87 deaths, up 31 per cent on the 66 recorded… Read More »