Nova Scotia is entering a two-week province-wide shutdown as the premier warns COVID-19 is “spreading faster than ever in the province.” As well, gatherings indoors and outdoors will be limited to household bubbles. The province recorded 96 new cases on Tuesday. In a news briefing, Premier Iain Rankin and Dr. Robert Strang, the province’s […]
Read MoreNova Scotia going into province-wide shutdown as COVID spreads ‘faster than ever’
Posted on April 27th, 2021 by Best Brothers Group
N.S. closes schools after province confirms another record-setting COVID-19 case number
Posted on April 26th, 2021 by Best Brothers Group
Nova Scotia announced Monday that all public schools in Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) and surrounding areas will close Tuesday, and that tighter restrictions will be added as a result of the rising COVID-19 numbers. Nova Scotia reported 66 new cases of COVID-19 Monday — the highest case count recorded since the pandemic began. The […]
Read MoreQuebec drops minimum age to 45 for AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, extends lockdown measures
Posted on April 20th, 2021 by Best Brothers Group
Quebec is lowering the minimum age requirement to register for the AstraZeneca brand of the COVID-19 vaccine. Quebec Premier François Legault announced the measure Tuesday, on the heels of other provinces doing the same. Under the plan, any Quebecer who is 45 and older can book their first AstraZeneca dose as of Wednesday morning. […]
Read MoreAmericans in D.C. not feeling celebratory or charitable despite COVID-19 vaccines
Posted on April 18th, 2021 by Best Brothers Group
This might make Canadians jealous of their American cousins for the first time in a while: the lineup Friday outside a downtown Washington D.C. Apple Store was longer than at one of the city’s largest COVID-19 mass-vaccination sites. Getting the shot at the nearby Walter E. Washington Convention Center — all D.C. residents over […]
Read MoreHow and where you can currently get a COVID-19 vaccine in Toronto, Peel, York and Durham
Posted on April 8th, 2021 by Best Brothers Group
As the COVID-19 vaccine supply increases for Ontario, the rollout plan and eligibility criteria has been changing rapidly in recent days. On Wednesday, the provincial government also announced that it will begin to launch mobile teams to administer vaccines in hot spot neighbourhoods in high-risk congregate settings, faith-based locations, residential buildings, and locations occupied by […]
Read More‘We have failed our children,’ health group says as more Ontario school closures announced
Posted on April 6th, 2021 by Best Brothers Group
A group of children’s health organizations says more needs to be done to protect in-person learning in Ontario as additional school closures were announced in the province Tuesday due to COVID-19. “Schools are closing and more may shut down in-person learning because we haven’t been able to contain community transmission of coronavirus in Ontario,” […]
Read MoreLondon, St. Thomas area health units expand COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to those 70+
Posted on March 29th, 2021 by Best Brothers Group
The Middlesex-London Health Unit and Southwestern Public Health are expanding COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to those 70 and older, one week after expanding access to those 75 and older. The MLHU and SWPH issued a joint announcement Monday morning, adding that the expanded eligibility is effective immediately. Read more: Booking system overwhelmed as Middlesex-London expands […]
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