In the age of COVID-19, it’s something we constantly keep around us, but hand sanitizer can be dangerous. A new study of data from France shows more children are hurting their eyes because of it.

When you can’t wash your hands, it can help kill germs, but hand sanitizer can also be hazardous, according to a study published in Jama Ophthalmology using data from the French Poison Control Center.

Cases of chemicals from hand sanitizers getting into young eyes increased 7-fold between April 1 and Aug. 24, 2020, compared to the same period a year earlier. [TRENDING: Florida debuts new vaccine hotline | Merritt Island-bound plane found in ocean | Titusville man accused of killing mother] Some children under 4 years old were even hospitalized. “Th

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‘I’m doing well, I’ll be back:’ Ocala mayor hospitalized after COVID-19 diagnosis

OCALA, Fla. – Ocala Mayor Kent Guinn has been hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19 and while he recovers, he’s asking his constituents to leave politics aside when it comes to the virus.

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Coronavirus: WHO official says countries shouldn’t be punished for reporting new variants

Mike Ryan, head of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) emergencies programme, said on Wednesday that countries reporting COVID-19 variants shouldn’t be punished, “because we don’t know in countries that haven’t been looking and reporting whether those variants or other variants are there.” Ryan also praised colleagues in South Africa, Brazil, the U.K.

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Coronavirus: Experts suggest more action needed to curb mutated forms of COVID-19

The federal government has imposed new measures intended to make it harder for Canadians to travel abroad as the country grapples with rising cases of COVID-19 variants. A Global News investigation has found mutated forms of the virus are taking hold in pockets of Canada and as Morganne Campbell reports, medical experts say it’s a third wave we’re not prepared for.

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Study finds COVID-19 vaccine may reduce virus transmission

AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine does more than prevent people from falling seriously ill — it appears to reduce transmission of the virus and offers strong protection for three months on just a single dose, researchers said Wednesday in an encouraging turn in the campaign to suppress the outbreak.

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World's first face, double hand transplant recipient addresses media

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CDC says schools can reopen without teachers getting COVID-19 vaccine

WASHINGTON - The Director of the CDC says schools can safely reopen even if teachers are not vaccinated for the coronavirus.RELATED: New study vindicates UK's delay of 2nd AstraZeneca vaccine doseAs some teachers’ unions balk at resuming in-person instruction before teachers are inoculated, Dr.

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Mint Lite | India criminal laws, Singapore’s covid tracing, Navalny & more

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Ottawa adds 61 coronavirus cases, nearly 5,000 more COVID-19 vaccines

COVID-19 vaccines this week amid efforts to deliver a second dose to the city’s long-term care homes.Ottawa Public Health’s COVID-19 dashboard shows the city has received 30,225 doses of the novel coronavirus vaccine as of Wednesday, roughly 5,000 more than the previous tally. Coronavirus rapid testing begins in Ottawa schools, long-term care homes This stated total reflects an estimated inventory based on five doses per vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, but OPH notes that some administrators in the city have been able to extract a sixth dose from some vials, which could see overall jabs rise above that mark.The priority in Ottawa’s vaccination campaign has been getting second doses into residents of long-term care homes.

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Dolly Parton says faith compelled her COVID-19 research donation, and she won't jump line to get vaccine

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UK PM Boris Johnson says level of COVID infections still 'alarmingly high'

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U.S. COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations appear to show ‘consistent downward trajectory,’ CDC head says

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Coronavirus: U.S. averaging over 1.3 million vaccine shots per day, White House COVID-19 coordinator says

White House COVID-19 coordinator Jeffrey Zients said on Wednesday that the United States is now averaging more than 1.3 million COVID-19 vaccine shots per day, based on their seven-day average of daily doses administered.

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Buttigieg says Transportation Dept will push 'bold' thinking

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Experts say more action needed to curb variant spread and potential 3rd wave

The federal government has imposed new measures to dissuade Canadians from travelling abroad as the country grapples with rising cases of COVID-19 variants. A Global News investigation has found some of those variants are taking hold in pockets of Canada.

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Guelph reports 17 new COVID-19 cases, 1 more death

COVID-19 in the city on Wednesday, bringing its death toll to 25 during the pandemic.It’s the third death to be reported in as many days as 11 deaths attributed to the disease have been reported in the city so far this year. Guelph reported 14 deaths in all of 2020.

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Ontario reports 1,172 new coronavirus cases, 67 more deaths

coronavirus on Wednesday, bringing the provincial total to 272,097.The daily case total comes amid the provincial government and Toronto Public Health’s migration and reconciling of data, which has been impacting daily counts for several days.“On February 1, Toronto Public Health (TPH) migrated COVID-19 data to CCM from their local CORES system,” Wednesday’s report indicated. “As data quality checks and remediation activities continue this week, fluctuations may occur.”Wednesday’s case count is higher than Tuesday’s, which saw 754 new infections.

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Healthcare Heroes: Foam Lake nurse practitioner reflects on changes with more virtual care

Healthcare workers have been on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic for about 10 months, forcing clinics to change how they see patients.

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Cipla to transfer more generic drug brands to consumer health division

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UN court says it can hear case brought by Iran against US

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Saquon Barkley says knee doing well, won't set return date

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Mayor Kenney to tour COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Pennsylvania Convention Center

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Matt Hancock says ‘Contagion’ inspired him to tackle coronavirus

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New study vindicates UK's delay of 2nd AstraZeneca vaccine dose

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Canada could get 1.1M more vaccine doses by March through COVAX sharing program

COVID-19 vaccine by the end of March through a global vaccine sharing initiative known as COVAX.But as with most things COVID-19, vaccine-related deliveries are mired in the uncertainty of regulatory reviews and potential production delays.The COVAX Facility, co-ordinated by the World Health Organization and Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance, pools funds from wealthier countries to buy vaccines for themselves and for 92 low- and middle-income nations that can’t afford to buy on their own.Canada contributed $440 million to COVAX in September, half of which secured doses for Canada directly, from about nine vaccines that are participating in the program.The other half goes into a pooled fund to buy doses for 20 per cent of the people in 92 low- and

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Germany says it beat 2020 goal to cut greenhouse emissions

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Oxford COVID-19 vaccine cuts virus transmission, 'very effective': Study

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UK: New study vindicates delaying 2nd virus vaccine dose

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Covid antibodies remain six months after infection: Study

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Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine cuts virus transmission: study

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Italy looks to "Super Mario" Draghi to end political crisis

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Study claims Oxford coronavirus jab protects for 12 weeks after single dose and may cut transmission

direct to your inboxThe University of Oxford’s coronavirus vaccine offers protection of 76% up to 12 weeks after a single dose and may reduce transmission by 67%, according to a new study.After the second dose, vaccine efficacy from two standard doses is 82.4% with the three-month interval being used in the UK, researchers from the University of Oxford say.The data from the study, which has not yet been peer reviewed, supports the four to 12-week prime-boost dosing interval that many global regulators have recommended.Analyses of positive coronavirus swabs in the UK population suggest the vaccine may have a substantial effect on transmission of the virus, with a 67% reduction in positive swabs among those vaccinated with the

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Coronavirus: Quebec premier says no roadblocks preventing zone-to-zone travel, but there’s ‘moral contract’ not to

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Dan Osborne says a medium gave him a message from his nan just days after she died of Covid

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Coronavirus: Quebec Premier Legault says spring break still happening, but warns not to travel

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Border pilot program, lab testing increase catching more COVID-19 variants in Alberta

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Coronavirus: B.C. government still processing more than 330K applications for recovery benefit

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Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine protects 12 weeks after single dose - study

The University of Oxford's coronavirus vaccine offers protection of 76% up to 12 weeks after a single dose and may reduce transmission by 67%, according to a new study.

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New variant COVID findings fuel more worries about vaccine resistance

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Coronavirus: Upcoming school break will go ahead in Quebec, education minister says

coronavirus crisis.Education Minister Jean-François Roberge spoke about the break while fielding questions from reporters Tuesday as sitting elected officials head back to work at the provincial legislature.Depending on the area, the school break week takes place either the last week of February or the first of March.Roberge said he was concerned about respecting collective agreements and the academic calendar, thus confirming what Premier François Legault had already announced.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Roberge’s comment comes as suggestions came up recently to cancel the break so as to ensure families won’t use the week off to travel and potentially contribute to the possible spread of the

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Sudbury mayor wants highway checkpoints to discourage non-essential travel amid COVID-19

63 residents now dead amid COVID-19 outbreak at Barrie, Ont., nursing home He says he wants to see a plan that will “stop or stymie traffic” up Highway 69, a major highway connecting northern and southern Ontario.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Bigger says there’s a need to insulate his city as more infectious variants of COVID-19 are detected in southern parts of the province.

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Alberta adds more contact tracers, can now trace every COVID-19 case

AHS switched to only tracing cases in high-priority settings, such as continuing care facilities, healthcare facilities and schools; other positive cases were left to do their own tracing.The province also stopped tracing positive cases where who had already spent 10 days in isolation, as it focused on the most recent cases first.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]On Jan. 12, Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr.

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Coronavirus: Production of Novavax COVID-19 vaccines in Canada still months away, Champagne says

François-Philippe Champagne, minister of innovation, science and technology, provided a timeline Tuesday for the deal Canada has signed with Novavax to produce its COVID-19 vaccine, stating that construction on the facility that will produce the vaccine should be complete by the end of summer.

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More than $1.2M in coronavirus fines given out in Manitoba since April, province says

COVID-19 health order violations were handed out last week.The latest fines include 42 tickets to individuals for various offences and 14 tickets for people caught not wearing a mask in indoor, public spaces. Canada inks deal to produce Novavax COVID-19 vaccine Of the 42 individual tickets handed out between Jan.

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Guelph reports 23 new COVID-19 cases, 1 more death

COVID-19 in the city on Tuesday, bringing its death toll to 24 during the pandemic.Ten deaths attributed to the disease have been reported in the city so far this year.

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No more active cases of COVID-19 at Joyceville Institution after major outbreak

COVID-19 at Joyceville Institution, which experienced a serious outbreak of the disease over the last two months.According to CSC, as of Sunday, all cases among inmates at the penitentiary had resolved. KFL&A Public Health’s COVID-19 dashboard also says all 16 cases among staff members at the institutions are also resolved.

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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

Hand sanitizer is hurting childrens’ eyes more often, study says

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