Ontario's Minister of Long-term Care responds to final report from Long-term Care COVID-19 commission

Merrilee Fullerton speaks after commission found Ontario's long-term care sector was unprepared for the COVID-19 pandemic .

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Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Monday

India recorded 368,147 new coronavirus cases on Monday and 3,417 deaths as a catastrophic surge of COVID-19 ripples through the country.

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Why your 1st COVID-19 shot is more protective than you might think

Many newly vaccinated Canadians are left with more questions than answers about how protected they are and what they can do safely — but there are some promising early signs that may help put your mind at ease until you get your second shot.

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Why warnings of a deadly 3rd wave in Canada may have gone unheeded

If premiers had heeded warnings about variants and exponential growth, public health experts say, Canada wouldn’t be seeing this record-breaking third wave of COVID-19.

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Fauci says Canada isn't mishandling the pandemic's third wave

U.S. President Joe Biden's chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci says Canadian health officials don't appear to be doing anything wrong in their response to the global pandemic, despite rising caseloads in most parts of the country.

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Health Canada holding off on Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine distribution

Health Canada is holding off on distributing Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine after it became clear the doses that arrived in the country on Wednesday were processed in the same U.S. plant that's been mired in quality-control problems.

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Quebec sets sights on offering vaccine to teens, a move viewed as crucial in taming pandemic

The province is aiming to vaccinate 12-17 year-olds as soon as this summer, once it has made doses available to all adults and ensured they are safe for younger people.

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