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US reports first case of the highly contagious new COVID-19 strain
December 29, 2020 08:50 PM EST| By Hina ChowdharyThe US reported its first case of the new COVID-19 strain on 29 December. The highly contagious strain was first detected in the UK and led to travel restrictions and widespread lockdown in the European nation. Health officials stated that the new.....
Novavax Stocks (NASDAQ:NVAX) Trend On COVID Vaccine Trial Update
December 29, 2020 10:08 AM EST| By Kunal SawhneySummary Novavax claims that its COVID-19 vaccine candidate is stable between 2°C to 8°C, similar to the Moderna vaccine. The biotech firm has already commenced its Phase-3 study in the UK. Currently, the company is enrolling volunteers .....
Health Canada Okays Moderna’s Vaccine For COVID-19
December 23, 2020 10:58 AM EST| By Kunal SawhneyModerna’s COVID-19 vaccine became the second jab to be approved by regulatory agency Health Canada on Wednesday, December 23. The vaccine has an efficacy rate of 94.5 per cent and can be administered among people above 18 years of age. In an o...
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Ontario To Go Under Lockdown from Boxing Day: What Happens To Businesses?
December 22, 2020 03:50 AM EST| By Team Kalkine MediaAfter Canada wraps up Christmas celebrations, Ontario will be going under complete lockdown from Boxing Day (December 28) onwards in an attempt to pull the reigns on the rapid spread of COVID-19. The northern part of the province will reportedly re.....
Is Coronavirus Mutation Slower than Seasonal Influenza?
December 22, 2020 01:06 AM EST| By Kunal SawhneyUK officials have observed a new mutation of the coronavirus that is spreading rapidly and highlight that it is highly transmissible. Several countries across the globe are imposing lockdown and travel restriction to avoid the spread of the new, co.....
After UK, New COVID-19 Strain Found in Australia, the Netherlands, and Denmark
December 21, 2020 08:54 PM EST| By Kunal SawhneyJust as the world celebrated the launch of new COVID-19 vaccines, a new virus mutation detected which is highly contagious. The new strain initially detected in parts of the UK, was also found in a few other nations. With the emergence of th.....
Pandemic Pulls Down Life Satisfaction Among Canadians To 17-Year-Low
December 21, 2020 11:21 AM EST| By Kunal SawhneySummary Canadians’ life satisfaction levels hit the lowest point during the pandemic between the 2003 to 2020 period. By June 2020, the average life satisfaction was at 6.71, down from 8.09 in 2018. Younger Canadians were more impacted b.....
North American Markets Slump Over Mutant Coronavirus News
December 21, 2020 09:50 AM EST| By Hina ChowdharySummary The STOXX® Europe 600 index dwindled about three per cent on Monday. Futures on the S&P 500 Index declined by about three per cent in the early hours of the day, while the S&P 500 e-mini futures sank by 1.7 per cent. Future.....
Mutant Coronavirus Strains: What We Know & Impact On Financial Markets
December 21, 2020 06:38 AM EST| By Hina ChowdharySummary A new variant of the coronavirus has been spreading rapidly across the United Kingdom. Canada, Ireland, India, Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Austria, and Bulgaria have announced restrictions or halted flights from th.....
Canada Suspends All Flights To UK For 72 Hours Amid Mutant Coronavirus Scare
December 21, 2020 02:58 AM EST| By Kunal SawhneySummary Canada has temporarily suspended all flights from the UK for 72 hours after a new coronavirus strain emerged from the country. The Public Health Agency of Canada informed that federal government and scientists are closely observing the .....
Amazon asks CDC for early COVID-19 vaccination of its essential workers
December 21, 2020 02:04 AM EST| By Edita Ivancevicroposal gets accepted, all workers should receive their jabs in Phase 2a. Amazon is trying to persuade the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to give all Amazon essential workers early access to the coronavirus vaccine. In a letter...
Alarm Bells in the UK Over new COVID-19 Virus Mutation
December 20, 2020 08:48 PM EST| By Hina ChowdharyViruses show mutation regularly, and researchers have found multiple mutations among different samples of the novel coronavirus, the virus that causes COVID-19. Some of the mutants do not have any effect on the spreads of virus or severity of sympt.....
How COVID-19 Pandemic May Alter The Way Canadian Cities Functions
December 20, 2020 01:51 AM EST| By Team Kalkine MediaThe COVID-19 pandemic has kinked the way our normal lives function. People around the world went from going to work to working from home, shopping online and relying on a homebody economy to maintain the social distancing protocols. While so.....
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Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Awaits Health Canada Approval
December 19, 2020 02:47 AM EST| By Team Kalkine MediaModerna Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine became the second candidate to get emergency use authorization (EUA) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday, December 18. Health Canada, the Canadian drug regulator, is yet to authorize Moderna'...
Canada Administers First Pfizer-BioNTech COVID Shot, Trudeau Says ‘Big Step’
December 15, 2020 09:35 AM EST| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary The first Pfizer-BioNTech COVID shot in Canada was reportedly administered to an 89-year-old woman from Quebec named Gisèle Lévesque. Prime Minister Trudeau described the vaccination as a “big step”, but he str.....
Canada Gets First Consignment Of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccines
December 14, 2020 11:09 AM EST| By Kunal SawhneySummary Canada received its first shipments of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines Montreal late in the night on Sunday, December 13. The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines batch would be on their way to 14 distribution sites across the country. .....
5 Top Cannabis Stocks In 2020
December 14, 2020 08:06 AM EST| By Hina ChowdharySummary Cannabis stocks noted a growth in trading activities in the wake the advancement in the COVID-19 vaccine trials and Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential victory in the US. Aphria Inc stocks climbed over 50 per cent year-to-date and n.....
Canada’s Gen X & Millennials Have Highest Debt-To-Income Ratio
December 12, 2020 10:39 AM EST| By Team Kalkine MediaThe COVID-19 pandemic poses a greater threat to the economic well-being of younger households, particularly those with income earners in the millennial age group, than any other in Canada, pointed a study published on Saturday, December 12. The st.....
Health Canada Approves Pfizer-BioNTech COVID Vaccine, First Shots Due Next Week
December 10, 2020 04:12 AM EST| By Kunal SawhneySummary Health Canada has approved Pfizer Inc (NYSE: PFE, PFE:US) and BioNTech SE’s COVID-19 vaccine for public use in the country. Administration of the vaccine shots are expected to begin as quickly as the third week of December. Prime.....
Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine starts working within ten days of first dose, says FDA
December 08, 2020 09:53 PM EST| By Hina ChowdharyAccording to new documents released by the US regulator, Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine, BNT162b2 shows response within almost ten days of the first dose. In the documents, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) mentioned that BNT162b2 was f.....
