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Chatham-Kent Municipality shuts three offices over COVID-19

January 13, 2022 Diversity Reporter 0

High levels of COVID-19 among staff members in Chatham-Kent have forced the closure of three municipal offices in the short term, effective immediately. The offices […]

Waning protection from 2 doses shows need for COVID-19 boosters, says head of Ontario’s science table

December 28, 2021 Diversity Reporter 0

Protection provided by COVID-19 vaccines against infection by the novel coronavirus has waned dramatically since the highly infectious Omicron variant started spreading across Ontario, according […]

Why doctors are so worried about pregnant people getting COVID-19

November 5, 2021 Diversity Reporter 0

anadians who are pregnant are at higher risk for severe illness if they get COVID-19, yet many are still hesitating to get vaccinated, experts say. It’s […]

Seniors 80 years and older should get COVID-19 booster shots, NACI recommends

October 30, 2021 Diversity Reporter 0

Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) is recommending COVID-19 booster shots for all adults 80 years of age and older, and is also opening the door for […]

Waterloo Region’s 519 Community Collective Feeds those residents in need

October 25, 2021 Diversity Reporter 0

By: Genelle Levy, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Cambridge Times Two weeks into the global disaster that would become the COVID-19 pandemic, Julie Sawatzky’s first thought […]

What school will look like this fall as Canada struggles to bring COVID-19 under control

August 31, 2021 Diversity Reporter 0

It’s the start of a third pandemic-disrupted school year, but what Canadian students will face during this fourth wave of COVID-19 (new window) will look strikingly different depending on where […]

How Waterloo Region parents are using tutoring services to solve pandemic learning gaps in children

August 16, 2021 Diversity Reporter 0

By: Genelle Levy, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Cambridge Times Stephanie Richmond immediately noticed a difference between her son and daughter when it came to virtual […]

Just A little More

August 10, 2021 Diversity Reporter 0

By: Laura Steiner As I write this, we are two days shy of 17 months of being in and out of lockdowns, rules, and limits. […]

COVID-19 shot to be added to school vaccination program

August 6, 2021 Diversity Reporter 0

By: Maggie Macintosh, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Winnipeg Free Press The COVID-19 vaccine will be added to the province’s routine school immunization program this year […]

Laurentian University researchers plan to tour the North to find out why some people choose not to get vaccinated

August 5, 2021 Diversity Reporter 0

By: Len Gillis, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Sudbury.com Researchers from Laurentian University in Sudbury will soon be travelling to workplaces across Northern Ontario to find out […]