Shoppers Drug Mart announced today that 20 stores will provide 24-hour COVID vaccinations, starting as early as April 21. The initial roll-out of stores will primarily focus on hot spots in the Greater Toronto Area, including north Toronto, Peel and Scarborough. Residents aged 40 and older can book appointments online (https://covid-19.shoppersdrugmart.ca) or by...
(Reuters) - Ocular Therapeutix Inc said on Friday the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had issued a subpoena seeking information about the company’s eye-pain drug Dextenza. Shares of the company were down 7.2 percent at $4.25 in after-marketing trading. The subpoena included a request to furnish Dextenza-related...
Ontario’s online portal where people from the general population can book their COVID-19 vaccine appointment will be launched on March 15, and will start by allowing people 80 and over to register first.
Retired Gen. Rick Hillier, the head of the province’s COVID-19 vaccine task force, made the announcement on...
After a bit of a lull in Sarnia-Lambton’s COVID-19 caseload, two more cases have been confirmed by health officials.
There are now 321 in the area, according to Lambton public health’s latest report released late Friday night. Three more people have also recovered from the disease caused by the novel...
Johnson & Johnson is starting a huge study to test if a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine can protect people against the coronavirus. The study, launching Wednesday, will be one of the world's largest coronavirus vaccine studies so far, involving 60,000 volunteers in the U.S., South Africa, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia,...
Federal health officials say Canada now has purchase agreements with seven COVID-19 vaccine producers.
Deputy Chief Public Health Officer Doctor Howard Njoo says most are in the final stages of testing before they can go to Health Canada for approval.
Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate could be approved in Canada next month.
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The ladies' personal care aisle in any drugstore is bound to offer a wide array of intimate hygiene products — from gentle washes to wet wipes for your on-the-go needs. We use these products on a regular basis, but are they likely to cause harm?
Vaginal hygiene products have been...
A homegrown mRNA vaccine for COVID-19 shows promising results in its first small trial and its maker is hoping to test it directly against the vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech.
Calgary-based Providence Therapeutics says its vaccine produced no serious adverse events and developed good antibodies against COVID-19 that “compare favourably” with the...
Ontario health units that began allowing older residents to schedule COVID-19 vaccinations reported thousands of bookings and high call volumes on Monday, while a provincial website for appointments was tested in six regions.
Local units are moving ahead with their vaccination plans for the general population based on their progress...
Some older Ontarians could soon be rolling up their sleeves to receive a COVID-19 vaccine at their local pharmacy.
The province is set to receive a shipment of 194,000 doses of the recently approved Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine today.
Health Canada has recommended against using the vaccine on those above the age of...
