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- United Kingdom health secretary self-isolating after coronavirus contact
- Cut in supplies of Pfizer coronavirus vaccines to hit Canada, Europe too
- Los Angeles Becomes First County to Top 1 Million COVID-19 Cases
- Britain reports record 1,610 daily Covid deaths
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Jan Peterson: Regular mammograms are important in the fight against breast cancer
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Get your flu shot, Ontario health minister urges
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GSK's tuberculosis vaccine shows promising results
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Deadly virus which can affect the brain reaches UK
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Almost 900 Pakistani Children Test Positive for HIV
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Xanax anti-anxiety medication recalled on fears of contamination, infection risk
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Take the shot: Flu vaccine rolls out across Alberta
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Spending cuts coming says Kenney
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