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CTV Ottawa: Regional Contact for April 24, 2010, part one

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Coronavirus

CTV Ottawa: Regional Contact for April 24, 2010, part one

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  • The COVID Alert app is seen on an iPhone in Ottawa, on Friday, July 31, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

    Canada's COVID Alert app will be discontinued as PCR testing becomes rare

    Canada's COVID Alert app will be discontinued in the coming days, a federal government source tells The Canadian Press.

  • People leave a COVID-19 vaccination clinic on April 6, 2022 in Montreal. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz)

    Vaccines likely to reduce risk of long COVID, experts say, but by how much?

    As more details emerge about the long-term effects of COVID-19, experts say vaccination is likely to have protective benefits against long COVID, also known as post-acute sequelae SARS-CoV-2 infection. But an important question that has yet to be answered is exactly how much protection it offers.

    Vials of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in a tray at a vaccination centre at the Tokyo Skytree, in Tokyo, Japan, on Jan. 22, 2022. (Eugene Hoshiko / AP)

    Moderna COVID-19 vaccine may pose higher heart inflammation risk: CDC

    Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine may pose a higher risk of heart inflammation in some age groups than Pfizer-BioNTech's shot, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday, citing recent data.

    Health workers treat a healthy baby who´s mother is infected with COVID-19, at the Ajusco Medio General Hospital which is designated for COVID-19 cases only, in Mexico City, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

    Prenatal COVID exposure affects babies' motor skills, speech, studies find

    Infants born to those who tested positive for COVID-19 during pregnancy may have neurodevelopmental issues after birth, according to preliminary findings from two separate studies out of the U.S. and Spain.



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