Moderna Inc said on Monday it had dosed the first participant in an early-stage study of a new COVID-19 vaccine candidate that could potentially be stored and shipped in refrigerators instead of freezers.
The restrictions of the pandemic played a part in denying Richard Peter another shot at a Paralympic medal, but for someone who has always played for the love of sport, the discovery of a new athletic passion has been almost as much of a win.
Mass vaccination clinics started in Iqaluit Monday morning, marking a big step toward the territory’s goal of having 75 per cent of the adult population vaccinated.
Montreal Canadiens defenceman Ben Chiarot could be out for the rest of the regular season after having surgery on his fractured hand suffered in a first-period fight with Canucks forward J.T. Miller last week.