Fewer than 145 out of about 4,000 employees of Halifax Regional Municipality are still unvaccinated, and they could be placed on unpaid leave this week. “As of Friday, December 10, 97 per cent of municipal staff have presented proof of full vaccination, of which 99.5 per cent of Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency (HRFE) and […]
Children ages six months to five years needed for Moderna COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial
A clinical trial examining the safety and effectiveness of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine in very young children has started recruiting participants between the ages of six months to five years in Halifax. With Health Canada’s announcement on Friday that Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is now approved for use in children ages five to 11, the only group […]
Dr. Christine Chambers: ‘All parents want to do the right thing’ on vaccines for their children
With approval of COVID-19 vaccine for kids between the ages of 5 and 11 expected soon, a Halifax pediatric pain researcher shares how to prepare children before, during, and after vaccination.
When Yousef Bishara, 11, was told the COVID-19 vaccine could be approved for children between the ages of 5 and 11 by the end of next week, he quickly glanced at his mother and uttered an excited ‘Oh yay! I didn’t know that.’ The sixth grader from Yarmouth County is excited at the prospect of […]
Robert Devet: tireless champion of justice
Morning File, Friday, October 1, 2021
News 1. Annual provincial deficit on track to be lower than expected In a financial update held Wednesday, Finance Minister Allan MacMaster said the provincial deficit for this fiscal year will be lower than expected. Jennifer Henderson reports here: Instead of a deficit of $585 million dollars predicted in the spring budget introduced by the […]
If and when a coronavirus vaccine is developed, will people vaccinate their children?
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. If and when a COVID-19 vaccine is developed and made available, how many Canadians intend on vaccinating their children? That’s the question Halifax researcher Christine Lackner says we need to answer in order to better understand whether we can meet the minimum 80% threshold required […]
Ask an expert: Q & A with Dr. Tom Frieden
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Tom Frieden, a former director of the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta as well as a former Commissioner of Health for New York City, was interviewed about coronavirus yesterday by reporter Helen Branswell. Branswell, who used to work for the Canadian Press, now writes […]