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Carly Weeks

@carlyweeks

Health reporter for The Globe and Mail.

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A steady increase in flu, COVID and RSV are adding (more) pressure to hospitals and low vaccination rates means things could get worse. My story today. theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

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Scoop: The Alberta govt directed AHS to remove the words “influenza” and “COVID” from ads for the fall immunization campaign, and to wait before communicating w/ the public, amid warnings that cases of respiratory illnesses were rising. theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta…

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is on the rise in Canada. What the experts think should be done. Q+A w/ Carly Weeks by Menaka Raman-Wilms on podcast. 🎙️ theglobeandmail.com/podcasts/the-d… theglobeandmail.com/canada/article… via The Globe and Mail

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Zonnic, a nicotine pouch, is billed as a cessation product. But anti-smoking advocates worry it will get young people hooked on nicotine. Q+A w/ Carly Weeks by Menaka Raman-Wilms on .
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Health Canada has authorized a new nicotine pouch that health groups warn is being marketed and sold to children and teens. They are holding a press conference today asking the ministers of health to take immediate action. Story in link: theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

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Ontario residents who are six months and older will be able to receive their free flu shot and the new COVID-19 vaccine starting on Monday.

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Ontario residents who are six months and older will be able to receive their free flu shot and the new COVID-19 vaccine starting on Monday. toronto.ctvnews.ca/covid-19-vacci…
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New evidence confirms COVID-19 vaccines are overwhelmingly safe. More than 38 million doses administered in Ontario and only 23,000 adverse event reports, of which most were minor. theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

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Hamas co-founder acknowledges 'mistakes' were made in Oct. 7 attacks, says group willing to release women, children and foreigners its holding hostage if Israel agrees to 24-hour pause. My interview with Hassan Yousef, head of Hamas in the West Bank theglobeandmail.com/world/article-…

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A dozen years ago, Patrick Martin spent months inside Hamas for a video series. It’s worth noting what he found: it has no moderate branch or national goal. Last week’s horrific mass atrocities against Jews weren’t a side effect; they’re the core mission
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Trudeau at solidarity rally in Ottawa for Israel, to huge applause: 'Hamas terrorists aren't a resistance, they're not freedom fighters, they are terrorists. And no one in Canada should be supporting them, much less celebrating them.'

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BREAKING NEWS
The 2023 in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19.

BREAKING NEWS The 2023 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19.
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There's a new guideline aimed at addressing gaps in health care access/outcomes. This quote from Nav Persaud sums it up: “We need to move beyond bemoaning inequities in health outcomes and move toward changing what we do.'
theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

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Thousands of children across Canada waiting months (even years) for essential surgeries, increasing the short- and long-term risks to their health. My story today: theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

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At a time when the number of people experiencing homelessness is rising and the health care system is overwhelmed, community health centres say they can do more to provide primary care and other help to vulnerable, at-risk individuals, but need $ to do so. My piece today.

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Join us Oct. 5 for an important discussion on asthma and the situation facing respiratory health care in Canada 👇

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