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Canada to require negative COVID-19 tests for air travellers from China
The upcoming measures follow similar rules recently implemented in countries like the U.S., U.K. and Japan.
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How to book a COVID-19 vaccine appointment for children 6 months to 5 years of age in Canada
Here is how to book a COVID-19 vaccine in Canada for children between the ages of six months and five years old.
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'Dominant strain in Ontario': Province expands COVID-19 fourth dose eligibility to all adults as BA.5 soars
The Ontario government announced Wednesday that all adults in the province will be eligible to book an appointment for a fourth dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, a second booster shot, on Thursday, July 14.
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'Going back to wearing a mask again...': Ontario's new wave of COVID-19 leads science, health experts to urge the public to add protections
Ontario's COVID-19 Science Advisory Table released key messages on the province "likely" entering a new "wave" of the pandemic, led by the Omicron BA.5 subvariant, which includes urging the public to wear a mask in crowded indoor spaces again.
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'People cannot assess their own risk': Ontario's top doctors say COVID-19 mask mandate is not coming back right now, but critics don't agree
Dr. Kieran Moore, Ontario's chief medical officer of health, indicated the province's mask mandate will not be reinstated, while its been estimated that Ontario is seeing 100,000 to 120,000 new COVID-19 cases a day.
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'Let's stop calling them restrictions...they are protections': Canada divided on the use of mask mandates as sixth wave soars
Much of the COVID-19 discussions across Canada this week have been debates around whether reintroducing public health mandates, primarily masking, should be considered as cases continue to rise across the country.
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'You're on your own': Criticism builds as Ontario announces fourth dose COVID-19 vaccine plans amid sixth wave
Beginning Thursday, April 7, Ontario will expand eligibility for a fourth dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. "As we continue to live with COVID-19, we are using every tool available to manage this virus and reduce its impact on our hospitals and health system, including by expanding the use of booster doses," a statement from Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health reads.
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