[ad_1] SAO PAULO – v class = “polopoly_embed” data-attribute = “embed_code”> The Brazilian health regulator has halted clinical trials of the potential coronavirus CoronaVac vaccine, citing a “serious adverse event”. Opponents of President Jair Bolsonaro said Tuesday they fear the decision – published Monday evening on Anvisa’s website – is …
Read More »The interruption of Brazilian trials on the vaccine produced in China causes surprise
[ad_1] SAO PAULO – The Brazilian health regulator has stopped clinical trials of the potential coronavirus vaccine CoronaVac, citing a “serious adverse event”. The decision published on Anvisa’s website on Monday evening aroused immediate surprise from the parties involved in the production of the vaccine. The potential vaccine was developed …
Read More »Canadian company claims its COVID-19 vaccine stimulated “a promising antibody response” in Phase 1 clinical trials
[ad_1] TORONTO – The Canadian company behind a new plant-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate released the results of their Phase 1 clinical trials, stating that two doses of their adjuvanted vaccine stimulated a significant antibody response in 100% of the study subjects . “They are even better than we had hoped …
Read More »The interruption of Brazilian trials on the vaccine produced in China causes surprise
[ad_1] SAO PAULO – The Brazilian health regulator has stopped clinical trials of the potential coronavirus vaccine CoronaVac, citing a “serious adverse event”. The decision published on Anvisa’s website on Monday evening aroused immediate surprise from the parties involved in the production of the vaccine. The potential vaccine was developed …
Read More »BC’s two-week lockdown is expected to be similar in March and April, health officials say
[ad_1] VANCOUVER – Health officials are encouraging people in British Columbia’s Lower Mainland to return to the mindset they had in the early months of the pandemic, at least when it comes to socializing. Addressing her new strict public health order on Monday, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said …
Read More »COVID-19 cluster identified in Clayton Park; Nova Scotians have urged to reduce social activities
[ad_1] HALIFAX – Health officials are moving quickly to crack down on a cluster of COVID-19 cases in the Clayton Park area of Halifax as the province’s top doctor urges New Scots to curtail their social activities. Fifteen cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed – including a new case on …
Read More »Files of the high-level Toronto restaurant group for creditor protection
[ad_1] TORONTO – A group of top-tier restaurants in Toronto have filed for creditor protection, blaming the COVID-19 pandemic for bringing their business to a “devastating shutdown.” King Street Company Inc., which is the brand behind famous restaurants Buca, Bar Buca, La Banane, Jacobs & Co. Steakhouse and CXBO, got …
Read More »Pfizer’s Coronavirus Vaccine: Here’s What Experts Say About New Data – National
[ad_1] Pfizer released a first snapshot of its Phase 3 studies for its coronavirus vaccine on Monday and said the results look promising with data suggesting it is 90% effective at preventing the virus. The company and its collaborator BioNTech may now be on track to file an emergency use …
Read More »Pfizer Says COVID-19 Vaccine Seems 90% Effective
[ad_1] Pfizer said on Monday that early results of its coronavirus vaccine suggest the shots could be surprisingly 90% effective in preventing COVID-19, putting the company on track to seek emergency use approval from. Food and Drug Administration later this month. The announcement, less than a week after an election …
Read More »COVID-19 reaches new daily highs with 1,400 new cases in Quebec and 1,300 in Ontario
[ad_1] People wear face masks as they walk into Montreal’s Old Port on November 8, 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada and around the world. Graham Hughes / The Canadian Press The resurgence of COVID-19 on Sunday continued to break records of daily infections in Quebec and Ontario, …
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