With COVID-19 rapid tests in high demand and experts touting their importance in helping to protect Canadians, the federal government proposes to spend an additional $1.7 billion to secure rapid antigen testing supplies across the country. In its fiscal and economic update on Tuesday, the government proposes to give the money to Health Canada and …

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As winter begins and the holidays are in full swing, the COVID-19 pandemic has entered another worrying phase. Emergence of the omicron variant, along with increasing rates of infections, have left many people unsure about their holiday plans. On Dec. 2, 2021, President Joe Biden outlined a series of actions to respond to the COVID-19 …

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As the U.S. heads into Thanksgiving and the holiday season beyond, new cases of Covid-19 are as high as they were in the first week of November 2020 and are quickly rising after two months of steady decline, even though the pandemic toolbox is fuller today than it was then. One year ago this week, …

As vaccination efforts falter, the U.S. must get serious about Covid-19 testing and reporting Read More »