Dr. Mercedes Carnethon, vice chair of preventive medicine at Northwestern University, stressed the importance of "reinforcing the basic messages" in order to prevent the spread […]
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Colorado Governor Jared Polis holds news conference on COVID-19 | USA TODAY
Colorado has confirmed the first known U.S. case of a new coronavirus strain that was first identified in the United Kingdom. "Today we discovered Colorado’s […]
Continue readingU.K. becomes first country to approve AstraZeneca vaccine
Authorization comes as the country battles a COVID-19 surge driven by the new variant. Paul Workman has more on this. Subscribe to CTV News to […]
Continue readingVirologist: UK-approved Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is a ‘ray of hope’
UK regulators have approved the use of the Oxford University/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, which is cheaper and easier to distribute than some alternatives and could in time offer a […]
Continue readingAdmiral Giroir Says New Mutant Covid Strain ‘Likely’ In The U.S. | Andrea Mitchell | MSNBC
Testing coordinator for the White House coronavirus task force, Admiral Brett Giroir, says evidence shows the new mutant Covid-19 strain originating in the U.K. is […]
Continue readingForced marriage survivor: A big part of me died during those two years
Trapped at home, isolated from the outside world, and prevented from returning to school — this is life under lockdown for forced marriage victims in […]
Continue readingComparing Canada’s COVID-19 vaccination rate
Infectious diseases expert Dr. Isaac Bogoch explains why new data that shows Canada is lagging behind other countries when it comes to administering COVID-19 vaccinations […]
Continue readingFirst cases of new variant of COVID-19 in Canada
A new variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 first seen in the U.K. has been found in Ontario, health authorities confirmed. Subscribe to CTV […]
Continue reading“This was inevitable”: Dr. Abdu Sharkawy on finding the U.K. COVID-19 variant in Ontario
CTV News infectious disease specialist Dr. Abdu Sharkawy says he's not surprised that the new COVID-19 variant was found in Canada. Subscribe to CTV News […]
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