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Statement from the Chief Public Health Officer of Canada on November 15, 2020

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Although the size can vary from just a few cases to larger clusters, outbreaks are being reported in a range of settings including long-term care and assisted living facilities, schools, congregate living settings, industrial work settings and social gatherings. With colder weather, we are moving indoors.

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Statement from the Chief Public Health Officer of Canada on November 1, 2020

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These vary in size from just a few cases to larger clusters occurring in a range of settings including long-term care and assisted living facilities, schools, congregate living settings, industrial work settings and large social gatherings. Outbreaks continue to contribute to COVID-19 spread in Canada.

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Statement from the Chief Public Health Officer of Canada on November 8, 2020

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Although the size can vary from just a few cases to larger clusters, outbreaks are being reported in a range of settings including long-term care and assisted living facilities, schools, congregate living settings, industrial work settings and large social gatherings. testing positive ( Oct 25-31 ).

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Health Officials Work to Speed Up U.S. COVID Vaccine Rollout

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million, will boost its vaccine rollout to now include health care workers, nursing home residents and staff, as well as those living in congregate settings such as assisted living or shelters. California, where the total number of cases in the state has now hit 2.7

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FDA Approves Emergency Use of Pfizer’s COVID Vaccine

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. “On behalf of the long-term [care] industry, we welcome the decision by the FDA to approve emergency use authorization to expedite the distribution of a COVID vaccine,” said Mark Parkinson, president and CEO of the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living. and Troy, Mich. —

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U.S. Rollout of Pfizer COVID Vaccine Begins

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14, 2020 (Healthday News) — The first shipments of nearly 3 million doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine were on their way to hospitals in all 50 U.S. Because the vaccines can cause side effects including fevers and aches, hospitals have said they will stagger vaccinations among their workers. MONDAY, Dec.

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