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COVID-19 outbreak declared in unit of Kingston General Hospital – Kingston

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Ontario’s Kingston Health Sciences Center has declared a COVID-19 outbreak in a wing of Kingston General Hospital. There are currently six COVID-19 positive patients in the Connell 9 unit, where the outbreak has been declared. Read more: Lack of parking near Kingston General Hospital leaves hospital staff frustrated Read More Lack of parking near Kingston …

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Cases in BC hospitals at 11-week low but admissions rise; COVID-19 still killing about 3 per day

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The number of patients with COVID-19 in BC hospitals has fallen again, but the number of weekly admissions with the virus ticked upward for the first time since mid-August, according to data released on Thursday. According to the BC Center for Disease Control (BCCDC), as of Sept. 22 there were 305 COVID-positive patients in hospital, …

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Canada Revenue Agency sending flood of letters asking people who received both EI and CERB to pay the extra back

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Canadians who received simultaneous payments from Employment Insurance and the Canada Emergency Response Benefit in the early days of the pandemic might soon get a letter from the government asking them to pay the extra back. But opposition MPs, advocates and experts say workers who received extra money due to confusion shouldn’t be asked to …

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Alberta kids hospitalized by COVID-19 more in 2022 than ever before: data

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The past eight months have been the worst in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic when it comes to the number of kids going to Alberta hospitals with the coronavirus, according to provincial data collected by Global News. At the end of 2021, a total of 103 infants under one year old had been to hospital because …

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17 new doctors coming to Lethbridge, some before winter: AHS – Lethbridge

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A lack of family physicians in Lethbridge and other parts of southern Alberta has been an ongoing topic of discussion for quite some time. It’s an issue that might be on the minds of residents as the cold and flu season approaches. The City of Lethbridge, health organizations and other stakeholders have developed a marketing …

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Public perception of COVID risk at low point: survey

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Americans’ concern about COVID-19 is at a low point as many move on from the pandemic even with the virus continuing to circulate, a new survey finds. The latest Axios-Ipsos Coronavirus Index released Tuesday found that views about mask wearing and concern about community spread of the virus have both dipped. “The latest results find …

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Treasury yields edge lower ahead of US consumer expectations report

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Bond yields were down slightly on Monday as markets awaited data on consumer inflation expectations. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note was 2 basis point lower, trading at 3.295% at around 5:40 am ET. The yield on the 30-year Treasury bond was down about a basis point at 3.44%. The yield on the …

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NIH seeks the next generation of COVID-19 diagnostics

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Media Advisory Thursday, September 8, 2022 Funded through the RADx Tech program, new tests should feature improved accessibility and performance. What The National Institutes of Health has issued two new funding opportunities for diagnostic test manufacturers to develop the next generation of COVID-19 tests, with a major focus on accessibility. The funding opportunities are part …

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Unvaccinated Over 10 Times More Likely to Be Hospitalized During Omicron

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Unvaccinated adults were over 10 times more likely to be hospitalized for COVID-19 during the Omicron wave compared with those who were vaccinated and boosted, a US population-based cross-sectional study showed. Among nearly 200,000 hospitalizations recorded in the COVID-19-Associated Hospitalization Surveillance Network (COVID-NET), monthly hospitalization rates from January 2021 through April 2022 were 3.5 to …

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