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COVID-19 Vaccines for Teachers, School Staff, and Childcare Workers

CDC’s Federal Retail Pharmacy Program are now giving priority to school staff and child care workers for COVID-19 vaccination during the month of March. In addition to existing state and local COVID-19 vaccination sites, teachers and staff in pre-Kindergarten to grade 12 (pre-K–12 schools) and childcare workers will be able to sign up for an appointment at more than 9,000 participating pharmacy locations nationwide.Teachers, school staff, and childcare workers who are interested in getting vaccinated shouldLearn about COVID-19 vaccines in your area.

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Coleen Rooney opens up on 'tough year' of looking after 4 children amid Covid-19

Coleen Rooney has admitted she found the recent lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic "tough".It saw her and husband and footballer Wayne Rooney have to homeschool their four children as schools across the country shut in a bid to contain and stop the spread of the deadly virus which has killed millions worldwide.

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Tam says ‘it’s been a good week’ for COVID-19 vaccines as pandemic anniversary nears

COVID-19 crisis.The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic last March 11, and Dr. Theresa Tam says it’s been a difficult 12 months marked by hardship and sacrifice.But she says it’s been “a good week” for Canada’s vaccination program thanks to the recent approvals of the Johnson & Johnson and Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines.

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Interior Health releases locations of 48 mass COVID-19 immunization clinics

COVID-19 immunization clinics that will open in B.C.’s Interior within the next few weeks.The clinics will be held at arenas, curling clubs, community halls, colleges, convention centres and health centres.You can find a clinic near you on Interior Health’s website. Coronavirus: Vaccination bookings for seniors to begin Monday, says Interior Health In the Okanagan, Kelowna’s clinics will be held at Kelowna Health Services Centre at 505 Doyle Ave.

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Saskatchewan reports youngest COVID-19 death for province

COVID-19 and died.The resident was from the north west region of the province. According to provincial data updated on Sunday, this is the first resident to die in the youngest age category.A second resident in their 40s who tested positive for COVID-19 from the far north west has also died.

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Florida reports 4,100 new cases of COVID-19 as mass vaccination efforts continue

ORLANDO, Fla. – The latest numbers suggest Florida is getting a hold on the spread of the novel coronavirus, which has swept through the Sunshine State for more than a year now.

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Health-care unions call for worker wage bump, better access to PPE in new Ontario campaign

Ontario government for increased wages and better access to personal protective equipment.The unions say the campaign will launch on Monday in workplaces across the province ahead of the Ontario budget, which is expected to be delivered later this month.They say they are asking the government to raise the wages of personal support workers in all health care settings to $25 an hour as the pandemic continues.

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3,000 at Romania anti-vaccination protest amid COVID-19 rise

BUCHAREST – Around 3,000 anti-vaccination protesters from across Romania converged outside the parliament building in Bucharest on Sunday as authorities announced new restrictions amid a rise of COVID-19 infections.

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Merkel's party slumps on Covid woes as German polls loom

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Senate Passes $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Economic Relief Bill

An exhausted Senate narrowly approved a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Saturday as President Joe Biden and his Democratic allies notched a victory they called crucial for hoisting the country out of the pandemic and economic doldrums. After laboring through the night on a mountain of amendments — nearly all from Republicans and rejected — bleary-eyed senators approved the sprawling package on a 50-49 party-line vote.

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Peterborough resident running to raise funds for COVID relief

He has completed a run to raise funds for COVID relief in the city. Tricia Mason has the latest…

COVID outbreak among health-care workers in Edmundston hospital, N.B. returning to yellow level

Front-line workers awaiting guidance regarding COVID-19 variant now in New Brunswick “We are currently in the process of investigating the situation. This decision has been made for preventive purposes to protect the safety of patients and staff,” said Stéphane Legacy, vice-president of outpatient and professional services with the network, in a statement.The province says both symptomatic and asymptomatic staff and patients at the hospital are being tested.

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Helen Mirren says Covid rules made her marriage 'normal' after years of jet-setting

Dame Helen Mirren says she's loved spending so much time with her husband over the past year.

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Archdiocese of Toronto calls on province to let more people go to places of worship

coronavirus restrictions.The “Open Ontario to Worship” campaign calls on residents to send an email to their local MPP, which will be shared with Premier Doug Ford and requests that the government allow all places of worship to open based on a percentage of pre-pandemic capacity.“Places of worship, regardless of whether they seat 100 or 1,000 people, must remain at a hard cap of 10 people,” Thomas Cardinal Collins, Archbishop of Toronto, wrote in his “call to action” letter, in reference to areas under the grey-lockdown level of the province’s COVID-19 response framework. Coronavirus: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on March 7 “Next week, a funeral at St.

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Fauci says new CDC guidelines on vaccine interactions to be released soon

Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser to President Biden, appeared on “Face the Nation” on Sunday.

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2 more deaths, 56 new COVID-19 cases in Manitoba Sunday

Woman in her 20s dies, 71 new coronavirus cases in Manitoba Saturday As of 9:30 a.m.

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Nats release Jeffress for unspecified 'personnel reasons'

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Jeremy Jeffress was released by the Washington Nationals on Sunday for what general manager Mike Rizzo called unspecified “personnel reasons,” less than two weeks after the reliever agreed to terms on a minor league deal.

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Mint Lite | Biden's Covid relief bill, Vietnam protest & more

Senate approves covid relief billPresident Joe Biden’s signature $1.9 trillion covid-19 relief bill passed the Senate 50-49 on Saturday following a more than 25-hour marathon of amendment votes completed after Democrats settled an intra-party dispute over unemployment aid. The measure, the American Rescue Plan Act, now heads back to the House, where Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said a vote will be held Tuesday.

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8 new coronavirus cases in London and Middlesex Sunday, 24 in Sarnia-Lambton

coronavirus cases on Sunday along with 10 recoveries.The update brings the regional pandemic case tally to 6,286, of which 5,962 have resolved.At least 184 people who tested positive for COVID-19 have died during the pandemic.

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COVID-19 worse for tourism industry than SARS, 9/11 and financial crisis combined: report

COVID-19 pandemic, Canada’s tourism industry is facing a crisis greater than the combined impacts of Sept. 11, 2001, the SARS outbreak and the global financial crisis, according to a new report.The depth of the crisis means it will be a long recovery for the tourist industry with potential shock waves for other areas of the economy, says Destination Canada, a Crown corporation whose mandate is to promote domestic tourism.

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Quebec reports 707 COVID-19 cases, seven deaths as many restrictions set to ease

COVID-19 and seven more deaths on Sunday, as much of the province prepares to transition to the lower orange alert level of pandemic-related public health restrictions.Two of the deaths occurred in the past 24 hours while the rest happened earlier or at an unknown date.Hospitalizations declined by nine to 592, with 107 people in intensive care, which is two fewer than the day before.From insurance to hotel quarantine, new travel rules leave snowbirds in a conundrumThe Quebec government announced last week that it would ease restrictions in most of the province on March 8, with the exception of Montreal and the surrounding regions where restaurant dining rooms remain closed and an 8 p.m.

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Coronavirus: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on March 7

coronavirus pandemic in the Greater Toronto Area for Sunday.Sunday marks the last day of the stay-at-home order for Toronto and Peel Region as the municipalities prepare to enter the grey-lockdown zone of the province’s coronavirus response framework on Monday.The move will allow for the loosening of some restrictions, namely permitting retailers to open for in-person shopping with capacity restrictions.Bars and restaurants must remain closed to in-person dining, and most fitness facilities must also stay closed.The changes come into effect at 12:01 a.m.

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List of recent flights through British Columbia with COVID-19 exposures

COVID-19 exposures on flights through British Columbia’s airports.Since March 27 2020, health officials have not directly contacted travellers who were potentially exposed to the coronavirus on a flight, and have instead published updates listing exposure events.In some cases, seating rows where potential exposures have occurred are listed. In such cases, the B.C.

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Canada’s home prices boom amid COVID-19 as policymakers sit back

COVID-19 pandemic.Real estate agents say after months of end users driving sales, investors are again a factor in the market and flipping activity is picking up. In response, desperate buyers are over-extending themselves, paying tens of thousands more than originally budgeted just to get in.While Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem in February acknowledged “some signs of excess exuberance” in the housing market, he downplayed the need for action.

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Despite more testing, less travel needed to stem COVID-19 spread at land border: expert

From insurance to hotel quarantine, new travel rules leave snowbirds in a conundrum He said Canada is facing a “crisis right now.”“I just think for the next two months it would be so much better if people just said ‘you know what, let’s not travel, let’s not do this,'” he said.

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France ramps up weekend COVID-19 vaccinations after slow start

France flocked to vaccination centres on Sunday as the government stepped up inoculations against the coronavirus to ease the load on hospitals and stave off further restrictions.French authorities have come under criticism for the slow vaccination rollout, which has so far targeted the most vulnerable only.

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Florida vaccine site overrun after false rumors said all could come

FLORIDA CITY, Fla. – A Florida vaccination site had so few eligible takers Saturday that it started inoculating any adult who wanted a shot rather than let the vaccine on hand go to waste.

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Indians' Ramirez, Reyes isolated after COVID-19 violations

CLEVELAND – Cleveland Indians third baseman José Ramírez and slugger Franmil Reyes have been isolated from their teammates at spring training after breaking COVID-19 protocols.

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Embiid, Simmons to miss All-Star Game over contact tracing

Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons have been ruled out of Sunday's NBA All-Star Game in Atlanta because of a coronavirus contact tracing issue, the league announced about eight hours before tipoff.

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Florida boarding school soccer coach arrested on DUI charge

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A soccer coach at a Florida boarding school is facing a DUI charge after he failed multiple sobriety tests during a traffic stop, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

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Punjab reports over 1,000 new Covid-19 cases second day in a row

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Why COVID-19 travel insurance is turning into a vacation staple

coronavirus.Airline bookings are on the rise in some regions, driving cautious hopes of a revival in summer traffic, but also raising fears among tourist destinations of getting hit with bills should vacationers become stranded by the virus.

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Covid-19: Karnataka adds 622 cases, three more fatalities

BENGALURU : Karnataka on Sunday recorded 622 fresh coronavirus infections and three related deaths, taking the total caseload and toll to 9.55 lakh and 12,362 respectively, health department said. According to the health bulletin, so far 9,35,772 people were discharged cumulatively including 351 today.

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Brits warned to 'prepare for a hard winter' with Covid variants and flu concerns

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N.S. records 2 cases of COVID-19, 2 people in hospital

Nova Scotia reports 6 new cases of COVID-19, cases confirmed within Halifax police There are currently 29 active cases in the province. Two people are in hospital, including one person in ICU.“Seeing a low number of cases today is encouraging.

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Breakthrough AI Covid app 'slashes risk of misreading test results'

Covid test results has been released.The AI-powered tech comes as 57million Covid test packs have been sent to schools ahead of the reopening in England on Monday.French researchers said up to one in five rapid Covid tests produced difficult to read pregnancy test style bands.They hoped their new xRcovid app can help boost the accuracy of the "highly subjective" readings set to take place in schools.It could also help with rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) used in Covid drive-thru centres, which give results between five and 20 minutes.And help with testing other conditions where the tests are used including pregnancy, malaria, antibiotic resistant "superbugs" and even Disease X which experts fear could spark a pandemic worse than Covid.The

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Rita Wilson Looks Back On Her COVID-19 Experience With Husband Tom Hanks, 1 Year Later

Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks were among the first celebrities to go public about testing positive for COVID-19, back in March 2020 while they were in Australia.

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New pop-up FEMA vaccine site opens at Kelly Park in Apopka

APOPKA, Fla. – FEMA opened a new pop-up vaccination site at Kelly Park in Apopka on Sunday.

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Key players in trial of ex-officer charged in Floyd's death

MINNEAPOLIS – Jury selection begins Monday for a former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder and manslaughter in George Floyd's death. Derek Chauvin's trial, which is expected to last weeks, will be overseen by an experienced judge and argued by skilled attorneys on both sides. It will be streamed online for the world to see because the COVID-19 pandemic has limited who can attend.

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Ontario reports nearly 1,300 new coronavirus cases, 15 more deaths

coronavirus Sunday, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 308,296.“Locally, there are 329 new cases in Toronto, 192 in Peel and 116 in York Region,” Health Minister Christine Elliott said.A total of 290,840 COVID-19 cases are considered resolved, which is up by 1,105 and is 94.3 per cent of all confirmed cases.Fifteen additional deaths were also reported on Sunday, bringing the provincial death toll to 7,067.Nearly 46,600 additional tests were completed. Ontario has now completed a total of 11,398,354 tests and 20,057 remain under investigation.

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These 61 Ayrshire towns and villages have 'suppressed' COVID-19 cases

Ayrshire towns and villages are suppressing coronavirus cases.

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Three-quarters say NHS has dealt with Covid better than private firms in damning poll

Three-quarters of Brits say the NHS has been more effective than private firms in responding to Covid in a damning poll.

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Maharashtra district imposes night curfew, full lockdown on weekends amid surge in Covid cases: Details here

Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra, the Sambhajinaga district in Aurangabad on Sunday ordered night restrictions from 9 pm to 6 am from 11 March to 4 April to contain virus spread.Along with that, there will be full lockdown on weekends, said Maharashtra Minister Eknath Shinde.During this period, schools, colleges, wedding halls to remain closed, he added.The announcement comes after a meeting was conducted with district authorities and other officials amid surge in Covid-19 cases there.The district reported 459 coronavirus cases on Friday, which took its overall infection count to 52,103.Till Friday night, there were 2,910 active cases in Aurangabad district, another official said.A total of 179 patients were discharged from hospitals, which

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COVID-19: Gujarat reports 575 fresh cases, one death in last 24 hours

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Delhi budget may allocate funds for free Covid vaccine at govt hospitals: Report

Delhi Budget 2021-22, to be presented in the Assembly session starting Monday, is expected to have a special allocation for free COVID-19 vaccination at Delhi government hospitals, sources said.The budget is also likely to have proposals to open 'Sainik Schools' in Delhi and promote yoga at a widescale in the city, they said.Vaccination is currently underway in Delhi at 192 hospitals, including 56 run by the Delhi government, for people aged 60 years and above and those in the age group of 45-59 years having comorbidities."The government is expected to allocate funds for free vaccines to all people in the third phase of vaccination at its hospitals in Delhi, " said a government source.Currently, vaccination at government hospitals is free

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Covid-19: Rajasthan MLAs to get vaccine tomorrow

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Centre should increase spending on COVID-19 research: Ashok Gehlot

₹2,663 crore for health research in the general budget, which is 34.4 % less than the revised estimate of ₹4,062 crore for the financial year 2020-21 JAIPUR : Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday asked the Union government to spend more on research related to the COVID-19 pandemic.He urged people to keep following all COVID-19 protocols and stressed that those with comorbidities should be extra cautious."It is necessary for all of us to follow COVID-19 protocols and save others from getting infected," Gehlot said in a statement.Claiming that the US and UK are carrying out COVID-19-related research at a cost of $1 billion and 18.5 million pounds, Gehlot said the Union government has allocated only ₹2,663 crore for health research

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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