– Canada has now confirmed 300 cases of monkeypox as of July 4, according to an announcement by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) on Monday. Quebec has once again reported the highest number with 211 cases, while Ontario has reported 77 cases. There are also eight confirmed cases in Alberta and four cases … Read more
– The National Advisory Committee on Immunization recommends booster shots this fall ahead of a possible future wave of COVID-19 in Canada. OTTAWA — In a statement, NACI says jurisdictions should plan to offer boosters to people who are at higher risk of severe illness from COVID, regardless of the number of booster doses they … Read more
– It has been six months since Canada opened up COVID-19 booster shots to all adults in the country and many are now wondering if it is their turn to get another one. OTTAWA.- Nearly 50 percent of the Canadian population has received a third dose of COVID-19 vaccines, but the fourth dose, as of … Read more
– New drug pricing regulations that take effect next month could reduce spending on patented drugs by about seven percent in the long run and save billions of dollars, the parliamentary budget official reported on Tuesday. OTTAWA.- Health Canada first announced in 2019 that the Patented Medicines Price Review Board would change the way it … Read more
– Another blow from Canada to the tobacco multinationals, the companies will be forced to print the words “Poison in every puff” on each cigarette. TORONTO, JUNE 12 – The measure is almost imminent compliance, announced the Canadian Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, Carolyn Bennett. Is that after a transition period of 75 days … Read more
EITHERMS asks to demand damages from tobacco companies – He assured that they must assume consequences in the environment and health SANTIAGO, CHILE, JUN 1 – The World Health Organization (WHO) warned that tobacco damages the environment and human health and called for measures to be taken to demand a greater degree of responsibility from … Read more
– Canadian Blood Services wants to remove a lifetime ban on sex workers donating blood in a further move to make blood donation more equitable. OTTAWA.- The blood donation service this month recommended that Health Canada lift a lifetime ban on donation by people who have received money or drugs in exchange for sex. The … Read more
A health worker injects a student with a dose of the CanSino COVID-19 vaccine at the Andrés Bello University campus, Thursday, June 3, 2021, in Santiago, Chile. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix) ESTEBAN FELIX AP – After a lull of several months, confirmed cases of COVID-19 are on the rise again in the southern tip of South … Read more
They warn a new wave of infections in Chile – They call for extreme prevention measures SANTIAGO, CHILE, MAY 23 – Experts warned of a new wave of Covid-19 in Chile derived from the highly contagious Omicron 2 variant, which led to a peak of 6,198 daily cases last Friday, the highest figure in 54 … Read more
Andrés López Obrador (photo: EPA) – Obrador object of recriminations after agreements with Havana MEXICO CITY. – President Andrés Manuel López Obrador was the subject of strong recriminations from specialists and political analysts for his praise of Cuba, and his decision to hire 500 doctors from Cuba and acquire the vaccine made by that country … Read more