LONDON (AP) — After Dr. Ifeanyi Nsofor and his wife received two doses of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine in Nigeria, they assumed they would be free to travel this summer to a European destination of their choice. They were wrong.
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Quarantine exemptions lure visitors to Canada in advance of busy travel weekend
WASHINGTON — The number of incoming visitors to Canada has been gradually increasing in the days since travel restrictions began easing for fully vaccinated, eligible travellers — and the country’s border agents are expecting more this weekend.
Toronto launches ‘playbooks’ to help businesses plan for return to offices
The City of Toronto has launched a campaign to help encourage a safe return to offices in the downtown core.
Pfizer to seek U.S. approval for vaccine booster dose
Pfizer is about to seek U.S. authorization for a third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine, saying Thursday that another shot within 12 months could dramatically boost immunity and maybe help ward off the latest worrisome coronavirus mutant.
Niagara top doctor says reopening border with U.S. this summer is too risky
The top doctor in Ontario’s Niagara Region says he wants the U.S.-Canada border to stay closed until the fall despite local businesses and politicians calling for the opposite to support the area’s tourism-reliant economy.
Ontario top doc calls for vaccine push among young people ahead of school return
Ontario’s top doctor is calling for all eligible people — especially young adults and teens — to get vaccinated against COVID-19 ahead of the planned return to schools in September.
6 people injected with saline instead of COVID vaccine at Niagara clinic
More than 200 people are being contacted to repeat their COVID-19 vaccinations because some who attended an immunization clinic in the Niagara region were injected with a saline solution instead of the shot.
Toronto’s Financial District, PATH braces for longer recovery as businesses reopen
For the last 34 years, Alex Zilberberg’s mornings have begun with a lineup of customers so strong that his The Bagel Stop locations do 70 per cent of their business before 10 a.m. even hits.
Ontario youth aged 12 to 17 can now book earlier 2nd dose of COVID-19 vaccine
All Ontarians aged 12 to 17 are eligible for an accelerated second dose of COVID-19 vaccine as of this morning.
Canada to receive 3.7 million more COVID-19 doses this week
OTTAWA — The federal government is expecting to receive 3.7 million more doses of COVID-19 vaccines this week, bringing the total of COVID-19 vaccine deliveries above 53.7 million doses.