Three Musketeers are honoured as Maybole community centre reopens
The quartet – named after the swashbuckling French heroes – are Hugh Paterson, Bill Miller, Jim Stevens and D’Artagnan Tony Riome.
Pictured from left to right are Hugh Paterson, Bill Miller, Jim Stevens and Tony Riome (Image: Submitted/Ayrshire Post)
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The Morning Edition - K-W7:33COVID-19 and young people: Dr. Peter Lin on what you need to know
COVID-19 and young people: Dr. Peter Lin on what you need to know
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News that a baby in B.C. died of COVID-19 in January and that a teenage girl in Ontario also died of coronavirus this month is raising concerns about how this disease spreads in children, and how deadly the new variants are for young people. Dr. Peter Lin explains what you need to know about the virus and young people.
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Posted: Apr 24, 2021 10:31 AM ET | Last Updated: April 24
Eduardo Teodoro, 75, recovers from COVID-19 in the intensive care unit at Centenary Hospital in Scarborough on April 8, 2021. As of Friday, 833 patients were in intensive care units due to COVID-19. (Evan Mitsui/CBC)
Ontario reported 4,094 new daily cases of COVID-19 on Saturday as the number of patients in intensive care units and on ventilators reached new highs.
As of Friday, there were 2,277 patients in hospital with the virus. A total of 833 people are in intensive care units. And 782 of those patients now require ventilators to breathe.
The province also reported 24 more deaths linked to the virus, bringing the official death toll to 7,887.
Company aims to reduce vaccine hesitancy
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Think Research Corporation launched an educational hub to help clinicians and family physicians promote vaccine confidence and reduce vaccine hesitancy, which is a growing area of concern, says CEO Sachin Aggarwal.
“Docs are a real key part of this story,” he said. “Evidence has changed so fast over the course of COVID. Doctors are like you and me, they keep on top of it the best they can, but things are changing rapidly so you need to arm them, and they need to know how to most effectively communicate that information with their patients.”