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Quebec launches 'massive' COVID-19 vaccination campaign ahead of fall

Premier François Legault said Tuesday the government would launch a "massive" vaccination booster campaign to get ahead of the next wave of COVID-19, which he said is expected after students return to class and people start spending more time indoors. 1
Canadian Blood Services in talks around paid donations of plasma as supply dwindles

Canadian Blood Services is in talks with companies that pay donors for plasma as it faces a decrease in collections.
Despite rising OD deaths linked to smoking drugs, no supervised inhalation services exist in Ontario

Last spring, Toronto’s Casey House opened its second supervised consumption site (SCS), one for outpatients that has purpose-designed room for people who choose to smoke their drugs.
COVID-19 vaccine side-effects less likely in pregnant people, says study

Pregnant people experienced lower rates of side-effects from the COVID-19 vaccine than their counterparts who weren't pregnant, a new Canadian study suggests.
Canadian wastewater surveillance expanding to new public health threats: Tam

Plans are underway to sift through Canadian sewage to test for and measure monkeypox, polio and other potential health threats, the country's chief public health officer said Friday.
Toronto residents can now book monkeypox vaccine appointments at city-run clinics

Eligible Toronto residents are now able to book appointments to receive the monkeypox vaccine at city-run clinics.
Five things experts say could ease pressures on Ontario's health-care system

Temporary emergency room closures and increased wait times have become increasingly common in Ontario as the province's health-care system grapples with staffing shortages. 1
Toronto Public Health finds West Nile virus in five pools of mosquitoes

A number of mosquitoes in Toronto have tested positive for West Nile virus, the city’s health agency has confirmed. 1
Ontario confident in monkeypox vaccine strategy, Moore says, but some seek expansion

Ontario's top doctor says the province's current monkeypox vaccination strategy is working and cases of the virus appear to be levelling off, but some who work with people in shelters say the immunization program should be expanded to better serve those communities.
Seventh wave of COVID-19 in Ontario has peaked, chief medical officer of health says

Ontario's chief medical officer of health says the seventh wave of COVID-19 in the province has peaked. 2
Health Canada warns of fake COVID rapid test kits after several were sold in Ontario

Health Canada is warning the public about counterfeit rapid antigen test kits after several were sold in Ontario.
COVID-19 vaccination clinics head outdoors in effort to get shots in Ontario's littlest arms

The effort to get Ontario’s youngest residents vaccinated against COVID-19 is heading outdoors in some communities.
‘Crisis is a fair word’: Ontario Health exec says system under ‘extreme pressure’

The mounting strain on Ontario's health-care system constitutes a real "crisis," a high-ranking health-care executive in the province said Wednesday, even as the Ford government sought to downplay the severity of the situation. 4
Toronto General Hospital under critical care bed alert amid staff shortages

The University Health Network (UHN) says the three intensive care units at Toronto General Hospital are at or near capacity as the health-care system struggles to keep up with demand. 3
Federal government announces $18M for HIV testing at Montreal AIDS conference

Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said Monday that the government will invest $17.9 million to increase access to HIV testing in remote communities and among hard-to-reach populations.
Monkeypox confirmed in person who recently used Toronto’s shelter system, health officials say

One person who recently used Toronto’s shelter system is isolating after testing positive for monkeypox, health officials have confirmed. 1
Experts at AIDS conference say the current global monkeypox response is not enough

A panel of scientists and activists at the AIDS 2022 conference in Montreal urged worldwide governments over the weekend to ramp up resources to handle the monkeypox outbreaks.
'A long time coming': Parents book COVID vaccines for little kids in Ontario

Ontario parents expressed excitement and relief Thursday as the province opened COVID-19 vaccine bookings for babies and preschoolers and shots started being administered to the youngest age cohort. 3
Canada's top doc encourages safe sex, fewer partners to prevent spread of monkeypox

Men who have sex with men should practise safe sex and reduce their number of partners to limit the spread of monkeypox in Canada, Dr. Theresa Tam advised Wednesday. 1
New CAMH study to look at whether 'magic mushrooms' can help treat depression without the high

Can the compound found in magic mushrooms help treat depression without making people high? 1

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