COVID-19

• FDA authorizes new antibody drug that targets Omicron COVID-19 variant

  The Food and Drug Administration said it cleared the Eli Lilly drug for adults and adolescent patients with mild-to-moderate cases of COVID-19.

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• COVID-19: Death data removed from internal health authority dashboard

  The dashboard, only available to Saskatchewan Health Authority leaders, no longer shows the total number of people who died from the disease in the province.

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• COVID-19 vaccination shuttle buses now in service in Montreal

  The STM is rolling out new shuttle buses to take people to Montreal COVID-19 vaccination clinics to boost rates in districts that are not keeping up with the rest of Quebec.

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• Sask. post-secondary schools dropping proof-of-vaccine policy for visitors, keeping mask policies

  University of Saskatchewan, University of Regina, and Saskatchewan Polytechnic have updated their COVID-19 plans with the province days away from dropping some health measures.

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• Quebec weighs suspending vaccine passport until next COVID-19 wave: health minister

  Several provinces, including Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba have announced they would be ending the proof of vaccination requirement.

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• 1,566 Albertans in hospital with COVID-19 on Friday, 23 new coronavirus deaths

  There was a small drop in the number of Albertans with COVID-19 who are in hospital on Friday while 23 additional coronavirus deaths were reported over the last 24 hours.

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• City of Regina to remove proof of vaccination and negative testing

  The City of Regina has followed the provincial government's plan on changing COVID-19 restrictions, lifting proof-of-vaccine requirements within its facilities as of Feb. 14.

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• COVID-19: B.C. reports 17 deaths, fewest cases in hospital since mid-January

  Health officials reported 846 COVID-19 cases in hospitals, an overnight drop of 21, including 136 people in critical or intensive care.

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• COVID-19: Peterborough reports 16 in hospital, over 75,000 have received third vaccine dose

  The health unit Friday reported 198 cumulative hospitalized cases since the pandemic's beginnings — one more since Thursday

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• COVID-19: Saskatchewan Health Authority lifting proof of vaccination for visitors, employees

  The requirement will be dropped on Monday, in line with the province removing its proof of vaccine policy at a number of establishments and event venues.

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