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After two years of record low flu rates, experts are warning that the flu is likely to be back at it this season. This is due to the general lifting of pandemic health measures such as mandatory masking, collection size limits and travel restrictions, Greater Victoria pharmacist Kim Myers says. “It definitely increases the spread …

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Reports have surfaced indicating that Apple’s recently released AirPods Pro (2nd generation) may suffer from intermittent connectivity issues. According to MacRumors, several readers contacted the publication and posted on its forums about an issue where the new AirPods Pro show that they are connected to the iPhone or iPad, but no audio is playing. Some …

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The federal government says it will end all COVID-19 measures at borders on Saturday, meaning travelers will no longer have to show proof of vaccination when entering Canada or wear masks on planes and trains. From October 1, all travelers, regardless of their citizenship, will no longer have to: Submit public health information through the …

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Late last week, Canada’s Atlantic coast was battered by Hurricane Fiona, with maximum sustained winds of around 90 mph (145 km/h). Hurricanes rarely maintain intensity this far north. Because? Hurricanes are fueled by high sea surface temperatures (SSTs) and ideally by high sea temperatures at great depth. As you move away from the tropics, SSTs …

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There’s a clinic in Chappell Farms today and a clinic in Innisfil on Tuesday, health unit officials say NEWS RELEASE SIMCOE MUSKOKA DISTRICT HEALTH UNIT ************************* The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit continues to offer the emerging vaccination COVID- 19 one-day clinics at Simcoe Muskoka locations, with the next clinics taking place from September 26th …

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The HealthWorks Immunization Clinic, a service of the Hattiesburg Clinic and Forrest General Hospital, now offers updated Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 boosters for people 12 years and older and Moderna for people 18 years or more The updated COVID-19 boosters use the same mRNA technology as the original vaccines. The key difference between the original and the …

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By Steve Gorman – Ten months after launch, NASA’s asteroid-deflecting DART spacecraft came close to an intended impact with its target on Monday in a test of the world’s first planetary defense system, designed to avoid a collision of the day of final judgment with the Earth. The cube-shaped “impactor” vehicle, about the size of …

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TORONTO – All adults in Ontario can now book an appointment to receive a targeted COVID-19 vaccine at Omicron starting today. TORONTO – All adults in Ontario can now book an appointment to receive a targeted COVID-19 vaccine at Omicron starting today. The province made the bivalent vaccine available to its most vulnerable populations earlier …

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Some scientists are calling for a manned mission to Venus en route to Mars. Venus is a valuable target for studies despite its hostile surface environment, said Noam Izenberg. In a report, Izenberg described Venus as “an endless wonderland of alluring and mysterious sights.” Loading Loading something. Some scientists argue for sending a manned mission …

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