JACKSON, Miss. – Mississippi Republican Gov. JACKSON, Miss. – Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves said Friday that President Joe Biden’s new federal vaccine requirements are “clearly unconstitutional” and that he believes Biden issued the mandate to distract Americans from the fallout over his decision to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan. “This is the same bait […]

The preliminary data shows it may evade immune defences in a similar way to the Beta variant first discovered in South Africa, the UN agency said, adding that this needs to be confirmed by further work. “More studies are required to understand the phenotypic and clinical characteristics of this variant, it said, adding that the […]

Nova Scotians who received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine on or before July 6 will receive an email to schedule their second dose in the coming days, the province announced Wednesday. This is the last group of people who will receive an email to schedule or reschedule their second-dose appointment. Anyone who receives […]

Manitoba hopes to spur COVID-19 vaccination through a lottery offering nearly $2 million in cash and scholarships to those who roll up their sleeve for the shots. Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister and Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries CEO Manny Atwal announced the lottery Wednesday morning. Read more: COVID-19: Fully vaccinated Manitobans to get secure immunization […]

Researchers at universities in Hamilton, Ont., and Buffalo, N.Y., say there’s a promising study suggesting that a new nanoparticle vaccine may be significantly more effective in fighting off the flu virus than existing shots. A joint effort between scientists at McMaster University and the University of Buffalo have not only developed an experimental dose […]

Nova Scotians aged 30 and older are now able to book an appointment to receive a Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. While the change wasn’t announced in a news release or on the province’s vaccine appointment booking website on Monday morning, available appointments were showing up for that age group. Eligible Nova Scotians can […]

TORONTO — An Ontario court is expected to rule today on if the province’s COVID-19 vaccination rollout was discriminatory. The constitutional challenge turns on whether vulnerable people have had fair access to the vaccine. Those would include some people with disabilities, homebound seniors, residents of hot-spot neighbourhoods and the homeless. David Daneshvar, of Toronto, […]

Mercedes Stephenson sits down with Dr. Peter Singer, special advisor to the director-general of the World Health Organization, to get the latest updates on the global COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Singer says vaccine equity is one of the biggest concerns right now.

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. […]

There is ongoing confusion in Quebec surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine and the chronically ill. As Global’s Elizabeth Zogalis reports, there appears to be some miscommunication between patients, doctors, pharmacists and the Health Ministry.