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  • Residents in traditional costumes pass a bus offering free coronavirus vaccinations at an entrance to the Forbidden City in Beijing on Wednesday, April 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

    China ramps up vaccination drive with incentives such as free eggs, other goods

    China is accelerating its inoculation campaign by offering incentives -- free eggs, store coupons and discounts on groceries and merchandise -- to those getting a shot.

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Vaccine rollout

  • In this Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020 file photo, senior Clinical Research Nurse Ajithkumar Sukumaran prepares the COVID-19 vaccine to administer to a volunteer, at a clinic in London. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)
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    Coronavirus vaccination tracker: How many people in Canada have received shots?

    Vaccines to protect against COVID-19 are being approved in Canada and elsewhere. (AP Illustration / Peter Hamlin)

    Here's where and when you can get a COVID-19 vaccine in Canada

    Doctors are worried that coronavirus may end up being like influenza, which requires a new vaccine every year both because the circulating strains mutate fast and because immunity from the vaccine wears off quickly. (Sergio Flores/Getty Images)

    How long will coronavirus vaccines protect people?

    People wait in line at a walk-in clinic to receive a dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine in Montreal, Sunday, April 11, 2021, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada and around the world. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

    Vaccine ramp-up still plagued by delays, uncertain deliveries

  • Public Services and Procurement Minister Anita Anand responds to a question during a news conference Monday October 26, 2020 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

    Canada negotiating contracts to secure COVID-19 booster shots for next year: Anand

    Elaine McCartney is pictured at her home in Guelph, Ont. (Courtesy of Elaine McCartney)

    Some COVID-19 long-haulers reporting improved symptoms after being vaccinated

    Francesca Paceri, a registered pharmacist technician carefully fills the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 mRNA vaccine at a vaccine clinic during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Tuesday, December 15, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

    About 10K vaccination appointments cancelled at two Ontario clinics due to lack of supply

    Moderna

    Moderna COVID-19 shot production unlikely to rise significantly in next few months: CEO

VARIANTS OF CONCERN

  • This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, yellow, emerging from the surface of cells, blue/pink, cultured in the lab. (NIAID-RML via AP)

    Tracking variants of the novel coronavirus in Canada

    Two new studies found no evidence that people with the B.1.1.7 COVID-19 variant experience worse symptoms . (AFP)

    B.1.1.7 variant not linked to more serious infections: study

    Health-care workers bring a patient suspected of suffering from COVID-19 to the HRAN public hospital in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, March 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

    P.1: What we know about the coronavirus variant now spreading in Canada

    FILE - Cole Smith receives a Moderna variant vaccine shot from clinical research nurse Tigisty Girmay at Emory University's Hope Clinic, on Wednesday afternoon, March 31, 2021, in Decatur, Ga. (AP Photo/Ben Gray)

    Tweaked COVID-19 vaccines in testing aim to fend off variants

  • Paramedics transport an elderly man to the hospitals emergency department during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mississauga, Ont., on Thursday, November 19, 2020.

    Death rate from COVID-19 variants 60 per cent higher: epidemiologist

    Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam looks at a giant screen showing data during a technical briefing on the COVID pandemic in Canada Friday January 15, 2021 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

    Younger, healthier people need intensive care quickly with variants of COVID-19: Tam

    Coronavirus variants are believed to be behind an increase in younger and sicker COVID-19 patients in the ICU, who are in need of specialized care only available at a handful of hospitals.

    Variants are driving rise in younger, sicker patients needing specialized care to receive oxygen: doctors

    The coronavirus variant first identified in the United Kingdom is now the most common strain of coronavirus in the United States, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said on April 7. (Susan Walsh/AP)

    U.K. variant is now the dominant coronavirus strain in the U.S., CDC chief says



Cases in Canada

  • Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw provided, from Edmonton on Tuesday, April 13, 2021, an update on COVID-19 and the ongoing work to protect public health. (photography by Chris Schwarz/Government of Alberta)

    Alberta reports 1,646 cases, including 1,020 variant infections

    Health Minister Adrian Dix and Chief Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry provide an update on COVID-19 on April 12, 2021. (Province of BC/Flickr)

    1,205 new cases as B.C. sees record-high number hospitalizations

    People who survive a bout of COVID-19 with mild symptoms or even no symptoms may be able to thank their Neanderthal ancestors, a new study suggests. (Patrick Fallon/AFP/Getty Images/CNN)

    Sask. adds 293 COVID-19 cases, 282 variant cases

    COVID-19

    N.S. reports three new infections; additional variant cases

VACCINES EXPLAINED

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    U.S. preparing for 1-year COVID-19 booster shots; Pfizer chief sees need

    The blood clots seen in a handful of people vaccinated with AstraZeneca are described by the French Medicines Agency (ANSM) as 'highly untypical.' (AFP)

    AstraZeneca very safe, effective, with extremely rare risk of clots: Health Canada

    In this Wednesday, March 24, 2021 image from video provided by Duke Health, Alejandra Gerardo, 9, looks up to her mom, Dr. Susanna Naggie, as she gets the first of two Pfizer COVID-19 vaccinations during a clinical trial for children at Duke Health in Durham, N.C. In the U.S. and abroad, researchers are beginning to test younger and younger kids, to make sure the shots are safe and work for each age. (Shawn Rocco/Duke Health via AP)

    Children and COVID-19 vaccines: What you need to know

    A vial of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, manufactured by the Serum Institute of India and provided through the global COVAX initiative, is removed from a portable cold storage box in preparation for a vaccination, in Machakos, Kenya, Wednesday, March 24, 2021. (AP / Brian Inganga)

    Doctors' message for anyone worried by blood clot news: 'They're good vaccines'

  • Pharmacist Barbara Violo shows off a vial of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine after providing doses to customers at the Junction Chemist which is a independent pharmacy during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Friday, March 12, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

    Vaccine-induced blood clots under more scrutiny as Canada reports first case

    A vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is prepared at the Madejski Stadium in Reading, west of London. (AFP)

    Moderna COVID-19 vaccine efficacy falls slightly to 90 per cent in U.S. trial

    This September 2020 photo provided by Johnson and Johnson shows a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine being developed by the company. (Cheryl Gerber/Courtesy of Johnson & Johnson via AP, File)

    Canada closely watching U.S. pause of J&J COVID-19 vaccine over rare blood clots

    Stock photo by Kristina Paukshtite from Pexels

    Vaccinated mothers can transfer coronavirus antibodies through breast milk, studies suggest

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    How do Canada's provinces rank against American states?

    Canadian data shows pregnant women are five times more likely to get infected and hospitalized than women who aren't pregnant, and doctors are urging pregnant people to receive the vaccine if they are eligible.

    Worst fear come true: Toronto woman was in ICU with COVID-19 days before giving birth

  • A person receives a COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic run by Vancouver Coastal Health, in Richmond, B.C., Saturday, April 10, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

    Why some Canadians believe delaying their COVID-19 vaccination is the ethical choice

    Inside Ontario's hard-hit hospitals, staff are stretched thin, with experts warning that the third wave could cause ICUs to fill up with more patients than there are doctors and critical care nurses to treat them.

    Ontario's hard-hit ICUs aren't just running out of beds, but also doctors and nurses

    Tim Sauve, seen here with his partner Julie Garcia, is the first Canadian COVID-19 patient to undergo a double lung transplant.

    Doctors perform first double lung transplant on COVID-19 patient in Canada

    FILE - Paramedics transport an elderly man to the hospitals emergency department during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mississauga, Ont., on Thursday, November 19, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette EXCLUSIVE

    'This is such a serious disease': Inside an ICU patient transfer as COVID-19 cases rise

Video Explainers

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    A vial of AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19 sits on a general practitioner's table during a vaccination campaign in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday, April 14, 2021. (AP / Peter Dejong)

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    WATCH:Will vaccinated people be able to move more freely than others?

POLITICS

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How it affects me

  • Masked schoolchildren are seen here at Rogers International School in Stamford, Conn. (AFP)

    'They are all changed': What more than a year of pandemic isolation means for youth mental health

    The latest round of pandemic closures and restrictions in provinces across Canada is continuing to put children’s mental health at risk, experts say, with many students attending school virtually and having limited access to extracurricular activities.

  • One way to have a healthy conversation about the COVID-19 vaccine is to accompany your loved one on a doctor's visit to discuss the pros and cons. (Alamy Stock Photo)

    How to speak to someone who's hesitant to get vaccinated

    A pediatrician offers tips to help you as you talk with your own loved ones about getting protected against COVID-19.

    File photo of people in Britain helping with administering COVID-19 vaccines. (AFP)

    Is it OK to get COVID-19 shot if you're fasting during Ramadan?

    Muslim doctors are reminding fellow Muslim Canadians it's okay to get a COVID-19 shot during Ramadan or to break their fast if they're feeling weak from vaccine side effects, or from having COVID-19 itself.

    A file photo of a medical professional writing on a clipboard. (Pexels, Laura James)

    Obesity stigma could see some people putting off early shots: advocates

    Stigma towards people with obesity could be preventing some from signing up for early COVID-19 vaccine prioritization, advocates and doctors say.

Your finances during the crisis

  • A young woman in bed while at home sick. (Andrea Piacquadio, Pexels)

    Why doctors, advocates are calling for permanent paid sick days for Canadian workers

    Worker and patient advocates in multiple provinces are calling for permanent paid sick days, arguing that the federal COVID-19 sick leave benefit has too many restrictions for lower-income, precarious and migrant workers.

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is seen during a news conference in the Parliamentary precinct on the COVID-19 pandemic, Tuesday April 6, 2021 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

    Sickness benefit available, feds willing to help provinces vaccinate: PM Trudeau

    Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is reminding front-line workers about the availability of a federal sick leave benefit, and is offering premiers more help to speed up their vaccine rollouts as the country faces a third major surge in new cases.

    In this March 16, 2020 file photo, a delivery worker rides his bicycle along a path on the West Side Highway in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

    As Liberals consider EI update, gig workers hope to qualify for social safety net

    The place of gig workers has become a key issue in ongoing deliberation on how the decades-old employment insurance system will be updated.

    (Andrea Piacquadio / pexels.com)

    Tricky tax season shaping up as Canadians weigh pandemic benefits and income loss

    As millions of Canadians prepare to file their taxes this spring following an unusual year, it’s proving to be a trickier tax season than normal.



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