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Vaccine trials aim to accelerate red tape without sacrificing safety
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'We have a whole globe to protect': Pandemic vaccine research speeds up
Scientists racing to develop a pandemic vaccine face a daunting goal and record progress.
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Amina Zafar
Health |
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'Too soon to let our guard down': How Canada has avoided a surge of COVID-19 cases in hospitals
Canada has not seen the predicted surge of COVID-19 cases in hospitals that many feared would overwhelm the health-care system, but experts say relaxing physical distancing measures anytime soon could put that in jeopardy.
Adam Miller
Health |
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It's not the number of COVID-19 patients posing a challenge for ICUs — it's how long they stay
While patients typically spend just a few days on average in the province's ICUs, COVID-19 patients often need resource-heavy critical care for a week or more, multiple experts told CBC News.
Lauren Pelley
Canada -Toronto ||
CBC Investigates
Advocates wonder why long-term care COVID warnings were ignored
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Jonathon Gatehouse
Canada ||
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Pandemic could affect food supplies, power grids, telecommunications, says government document
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Catharine Tunney
Politics ||
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Dr. Bonnie Henry brings wealth of global experience to B.C.'s COVID-19 response
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Jason D'Souza
Canada -British Columbia |
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Federal government open to new law to fight pandemic misinformation
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Elizabeth Thompson
Politics ||
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Trump's move to cut WHO funding prompts world condemnation
World ||
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Behind the scenes in the fight against COVID-19
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Adrienne Arsenault
Canada -Toronto |
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Concerns grow about supply of drugs for COVID-19 patients on ventilators
Mike Crawley
Canada -Toronto |
Pharmacists struggle to fill gaps in strained health-care system
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Rosa Marchitelli
Health ||
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Ontario to stop caregivers from working at multiple long-term care homes as COVID-19 spreads like 'wildfire'
Canada -Toronto |
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Opinion
This pandemic has made refugees of us all
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Hassan Al-Kontar
Canada -British Columbia ||
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'It breaks my heart': Doug Ford's mother-in-law in Toronto care home with COVID-19 outbreak
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Katie Pedersen
Canada -Toronto ||
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In Depth
'We're in uncharted waters': Doctors adjust as virtual appointments become the new norm
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Jennie Russell
Canada -Edmonton |
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117 million children risk missing measles vaccines due to COVID-19 pandemic
World |
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Germ-zapping robots: Your COVID-19 questions answered
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Ania Bessonov
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Families shaken as questions mount over deaths at Montreal's Herron nursing home
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Benjamin Shingler
Canada -Montreal ||
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Coronavirus survivors may carry 'superhero' antibodies and hope they can help others
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Susan Ormiston
World |
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Laundromat etiquette: A laundry list of best practices during COVID-19
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Paige Parsons
Canada -Edmonton |
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What to do if you think you have COVID-19: A guide to each province and territory
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Brandie Weikle
Health |
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NYC hospitals could run out of COVID-19 test swabs, city health department memo says
World |
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'Everyone wants them': Rapid COVID-19 test kits made in Canada approved for use
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Amanda Pfeffer
Canada -Ottawa ||
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Autistic advocates say 'it's a start' after Canada takes action on naturopath's fecal transplant biz
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Bethany Lindsay
Canada -British Columbia |
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Timeline
What's happened in Canada since WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic
Politics ||
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Second Opinion
COVID-19 hits nearly every decision health-care workers make in hospital and at home
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Amina Zafar
Health |
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Health Canada says rapid blood test for COVID-19 remains under review
Health ||
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