14 h. ago Opinion: Alberta's COVID vaccine limits go against ethical health

“Making COVID-19 vaccines accessible to those Albertans at highest risk of severe outcomes will reduce hospitalizations and deaths in those populations and help curb the spread of COVID-19,” Alberta’s Ministry of Primary and Preventative Health Services, Aug 12. 2025. Dissect these words carefully — because if your scalpel is too blunt — you will miss […]

Science

20 h. ago Letters: Shades of Trump administration in UCP vaccine policy

Does the RCMP offer the best value in policing? VOTE IN OUR DAILY ONLINE POLL ANTI-VACCINE Our premier and cabinet have decided not to pay for COVID-19 vaccines unless possibly your below the poverty line and possibly seniors with a low immune system. The rest of us can pay approximately $120 for each vaccine, have […]

Politics

54 h. ago CDC shooting latest in string of hostility directed at health

ATLANTA — A barrage of bullets launched at the headquarters of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week by a man authorities say was angry over COVID-19 vaccinations is the latest attack directed at health-care workers amid hostility lingering from the pandemic. Some public health care workers say the shooting that killed […]

Events

4 d. ago B.C. doctor loses challenge of dismissal for COVID vaccine refusal

Dr. Theresa Szezepaniak said her Charter rights were violated when she had her hospital privileges revoked for refusing to get vaccinated

Science

8 d. ago Opinion: 'New approach' to COVID shots puts Albertans at risk

On June 13, the minister of Primary and Preventative Health Services, Adriana LaGrange, announced “a new approach to COVID-19 immunizations” to reduce vaccine wastage and “better align supply with demand while continuing to protect those at highest risk.” This rationale is a red herring. The “new approach” drastically limits Albertans’ access to the lifesaving […]

Science

1 week ago RFK Jr. pulls $500 million in funding for vaccine development

WASHINGTON — The Department of Health and Human Services will cancel contracts and pull funding for some vaccines that are being developed to fight respiratory viruses like COVID-19 and the flu. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary and a longtime vaccine critic, announced in a statement Tuesday that $500 million worth of vaccine development […]

Economics