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Rate Jun 22, 2021 at 12:32 PMA new study explores possible links between Covid-19 infection and changes in the brain.loss of taste and/or OdorConfusion or delirium, loss of bearings, migraines, ‘mental fog’ … We now know that the neurological manifestations of Covid-19 can be very diverse. What we know less about is the medium and long-term consequences of infection, even if mild or asymptomatic, on the state of our brain.This is a question that a team of researchers from Oxford University and Imperial College London investigated in a new study published in preprint (and thus not validated by colleagues). MedRxiv.…

About 60,000 employees of the Alliance of Professional and Technical Employees in Health and Social Services demonstrated for the third time, on Monday, across Quebec to show their dissatisfaction with the negotiations that are progressing too slowly to satisfy them. • Read also: The day of the health workers’ strike in Saguené-Lac-Saint-Jean • Read also: Two-day strike by health professionals and technicians In Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, 3,000 employees took time off work on Monday. They demand better wages and better working conditions. The main challenge for the area is to attract and keep employees in the area. Each job title has different…

World leaders presented vaccines to the public as a return to normalcy, and US President Joe Biden pledged to “Summer of Freedom” If its goal of vaccinating 70% of Americans by July 4 is met. Even against the most transmissible variants of the coronavirus – eg the ‘delta variant’, first discovered in India – vaccines have been promoted as effective and safe. The World Health Organization is still concerned. During a briefing on Monday, epidemiologist Maria Van Kerkhove said that vaccines could one day be ineffective against “Constellation of Mutations” may arise in the future. Kerkhove talked about “next generation”…

(Toronto) Experts and politicians on Monday defended the “interchangeability” of the second-dose Moderna and Pfizer MRNA vaccines, with late deliveries leading to changes in immunization schedules for many Canadians. Posted on Jun 21, 2021 at 5:20 PM The federal government has announced that the weekly delivery of 2.4 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine will be delayed by a few days — it will arrive in the middle of the week. The delay prompted some counties to introduce a second dose of Moderna instead of Pfizer — and urged citizens not to forgo the booster dose because of this sudden…

In Europe, winter and cold temperatures have come with their share of colds and flu. Only in recent years, cases of influenza experienced a sharp decrease, mainly due, according to experts, to the confinement and other restrictive measures that prevailed throughout the country.Europe. But those measures are starting to be lifted everywhere, as the COVID-19 vaccination campaigns progress. However, influenza that has been swept into the background could claim more victims this winter, because the population has not been able to develop natural resistance and has not been vaccinated. A bigger problem than Covid-19 According to official statistics In France,…

Ottawa has announced that fully vaccinated travelers will no longer need to undergo mandatory quarantine upon arrival in the country starting July 5. • Read also: ClicSanté: Problems in Obtaining Proof of Vaccine Online • Read also: Another step towards life before: Four new districts moving into green areas These travelers also will not have to take a screening test on Day 8 upon arrival, but pre-departure and on-arrival testing remains mandatory. Information regarding health status and vaccination history must be completed through the ArriveCAN app before they arrive at the Canadian border. In the press, François Legault said he…

On the 21st of June, many of us will be roaming the streets for a music festival. Take advantage of picnics without a mask, a measure in effect since Thursday, June 17. And to live our first evening without a curfew. The winds of absolute freedom! Only wearing a mask indoors is required until further notice. According to Inserm, “wearing a mask in enclosed spaces slows the spread of epidemics.” Regarding Covid-19, a comprehensive analysis of 172 studies published in June 2020 in The Lancet highlighted a lower risk of infection associated with mask-wearing in confined public spaces. And this…

A month after the publication of a BAPE report highly critical of the LNG Quebec project, the province’s environment minister, Benoit Charette, met with company leaders and learned duty. His cabinet specifies that the meeting was aimed at discussing the “decision-making process” in the file. However, it refuses to release information that the promoter recently sent to the government with the aim of deciding whether or not to allow the largest private industrial project in Quebec’s history. In the context of requests for access to information, duty Request a list of meetings held since the beginning of the year between…

Sunday’s COVID-19 report remains stable, as is the data of recent weeks. 103 new cases and two additional deaths were reported. Posted on Jun 20, 2021 at 11:00 AM Updated at 11:57 AM. Maysa Farrah Journalism So far, 373,921 Quebecers (including 361,352 who have now recovered) have contracted the virus and 11,191 have died from the virus. In the health network, the number of hospital admissions linked to the virus has fallen by eight. In total, 170 people were hospitalized. Of those patients, 39 are in intensive care, a number that has been steady since Saturday. Wrong note on this…

(Montreal) The Minister of Health and Social Services, Christian Dube, is calling on residents of Quebec who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 to obtain proof of vaccination, if they have not already done so. Posted Jun 20, 2021 at 8:44 am In a tweet broadcast early Sunday morning, Dube added the link for this vaccine guide on quebec.ca. Click here to access the form Its release comes as Quebec introduced 91,197 new doses of the vaccine on Saturday, totaling more than 7.2 million doses so far. The county has administered doses of the COVID-19 vaccine at a rate of 84.73%.…