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How new applications in agtech are creating investment opportunities
the concept of processing the cultivation of an agricultural field with automated machinery with a tractor based on artificial intelligence. collection and transmission of data to optimize energy costs and increase yields
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Manitoba government opens up COVID-19 vaccination card to more people
Dr. Joss Reimer, medical lead for Manitoba's vaccine rolloute, speaks about COVID-19 vaccination initiatives and answers media questions during a livestreamed news conference at the Manitoba legislature in Winnipeg on Wednesday, March 17, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
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Johnson & Johnson beats estimates, reports $100-million in quarterly COVID-19 vaccine sales
FILE PHOTO: Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines are seen at Northwell Health's South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore, New York, U.S., March 3, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
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Johnson & Johnson and three other pharma firms face California trial over claims they fueled opioid epidemic
FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2018, file photo, family and friends who have lost loved ones to OxyContin and opioid overdoses leave pill bottles in protest outside the headquarters of Purdue Pharma, which is owned by the Sackler family, in Stamford, Conn. OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma should not be able to make any more political contributions without a judge's permission, lawyers for its creditors said in a Friday, July 10, 2020 court filing. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)
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France to use Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine despite U.S. suspension
FILE - In this March 6, 2021, file photo, boxes stand next vials of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in the pharmacy of National Jewish Hospital for distribution in east Denver. The drug maker decided Tuesday, April 13, to delay deliveries to Europe after the American regulator recommended a pause in the vaccine's use in the United States while very rare blood clot cases are examined. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
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U.S. calls for pause of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine after blood clotting cases
Cynthia Gross, home healthcare worker waits after receiving the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine during Detroit Health Department's Neighborhood Vaccine Week at Western International High School on Monday, April 12, 2021 in Detroit. "I'm not going to lie, I'm intimidated and I can only imagine how the rest of the population feels about this," Gross said, "but being an essential worker it's kind of a must, it's something you have to do." (Nicole Hester/Ann Arbor News via AP)
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U.S. taps Johnson & Johnson to run troubled COVID-19 vaccine plant
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - APRIL 01: The exterior view of the Emergent BioSolutions plant on April 01, 2021 in Baltimore, Maryland. At this Baltimore Lab, 15 Million Doses Of Johnson & Johnson Vaccine were ruined, which will delay shipments of the vaccine in the United States. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
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Notes of gratitude: Niagara vaccination centre decorated with dizzying array of inspirational messages from residents
Vaccination Centre Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Lead Christina Huntington (left) and Clinical Manager Natalie Ferraro (right) read through some of the thousands of Post-it notes left behind by vaccinated recipients at the Seymour-Hannah Sports and Entertainment Centre in St. Catharines, Ontario Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Ferraro says that she likes to look though the notes because the messages are motivating and keeps everyone going especially after the long year they've had. It helps to see how their efforts have impacted people in the Niagara Region. (Tara Walton/The Globe and Mail)
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Why I’m glad I got the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
Marcus Gee
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B.C. pharmacies say they will offer COVID-19 vaccines in order of arrival after some were turned away
Pharmacist Mario Linaksita, right, administers the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Donna Tangye, 59, at University Pharmacy, in Vancouver, on Thursday, April 1, 2021. Residents between the ages of 55 and 65 in the Vancouver Coastal Health and Fraser Health regions were able to book appointments to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine after B.C. enlisted 150 pharmacies to distribute 13,500 doses. B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix said 43,000 additional doses are expected to be sent to pharmacies later this week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Henry urges close contacts of COVID-19 cases in B.C. to ‘stay away from others’
A dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is given to a recipient at a vaccination site in Vancouver on Thursday, March 11, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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Johnson & Johnson CEO’s pay increase questioned by investors concerned with legal costs of opioid lawsuits
FILE PHOTO: Alex Gorsky, chairman and CEO of Johnson & Johnson, takes the stand as a witness in New Jersey Supreme Court in New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S., January 27, 2020. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo
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Life insurers hit out at online misinformation about COVID-19 vaccine
A man waits to be tested for COVID-19 at a clinic in Montreal, Sunday, March 28, 2021, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada and around the world. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
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Mixed emotions as Canadians receive their COVID-19 vaccine
Chon Rugayan, 72, holds onto his cousin, Virginia Soriano, 79, who smiles after getting the COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic in Mississauga, Ontario, Thursday, March 18, 2021. Rugayan said his cousin wanted to return home to the Philippines but would be turned away from the country unless she was immunized. (Galit Rodan/The Globe and Mail)
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COVID-19 vaccines: Separating fact from fiction on side effects, blood clots and more
André Picard
alberta
Expert says Albertans should take first vaccine offered even if premier touts choice
A dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is pictured at a vaccination site in Vancouver on Thursday, March 11, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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Why are Canada’s Catholic bishops playing vaccine politics?
Konrad Yakabuski
opinion
This is not the time to comparison shop for COVID-19 vaccines
Amir Imani and Zain Chagla
canada
Canada falls behind on barcode technology for COVID-19 vaccine tracking
Boxes of some of the first 500,000 of the two million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses that Canada has secured through a deal with the Serum Institute of India in partnership with Verity Pharma at a facility in Milton, Ont., on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Carlos Osorio - POOL
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Head of Ontario task force says province could finish first doses by June 20
Nurse Halyna Kupetska administers a dose of the Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine to Harpreet Kaur, manager at a physiotherapy clinic, as part of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign, in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, March 4, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
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Provinces speed COVID-19 vaccine plans after national guidelines embrace four months between shots
Seniors arrive for their COVID-19 vaccination at a clinic in Olympic Stadium in Montreal, on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
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How a four-month gap between shots could end Canada’s pandemic, two months earlier
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politics
Trudeau ‘optimistic’ new contracts can speed up COVID-19 vaccination schedule
Michael Gray moves some of the first 500,000 of the two million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses that Canada has secured through a deal with the Serum Institute of India in partnership with Verity Pharma at a facility in Milton, Ont., on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Carlos Osorio - POOL
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Why the nascent psychedelics industry is getting investors’ attention
Psylocibin mushrooms growing in magic mushroom breads on an isolated plastic environment being collected by expert hands wearing white latex medical gloves. Fungi hallucinogen drugs production concept
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Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine gets CDC panel backing, nearly ready for shipping
FILE PHOTO: Vials labelled "COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine" and syringe are seen in front of displayed Johnson & Johnson logo in this illustration taken, February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Dr. Anthony Fauci urges Americans to get one of the three COVID-19 vaccines available
FILE PHOTO: Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, prepares to receive his first dose of the new Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the National Institutes of Health, in Bethesda, U.S., December 22, 2020. Patrick Semansky/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
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Johnson & Johnson single-dose shot cleared, giving U.S. third COVID-19 vaccine
(FILES) In this file photo an entry sign to the Johnson & Johnson campus shows their logo in Irvine, California on August 28, 2019. - President Joe Biden's administration anticipates distributing at least three million doses of Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine should it receive emergency use authorization (EUA), White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Jeff Zients said on February 24, 2021. "If an EUA is issued, we anticipate allocating three to four million doses of Johnson and Johnson vaccine next week," he said. (Photo by Mark RALSTON / AFP) (Photo by MARK RALSTON/AFP via Getty Images)
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Ramaphosa receives COVID-19 vaccine as South Africa launches inoculation drive
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa receives a Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa, on Feb. 17, 2021.
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‘Shocking’ inequality of coronavirus vaccine access to be debated by G7 and UN Security Council
HARARE, ZIMBABWE - FEBRUARY 15: Airport employees unseal a shipment of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine at the Harare International Airport on February 15, 2021 in Harare, Zimbabwe. The shipment comprised 200,000 doses of the Sinopharm vaccine donated by China, one of the first deliveries of covid-19 vaccine to Africa. The Zimbabwean government has purchases 600,000 more doses of the same vaccine, which will reportedly arrive next month. (Photo by Tafadzwa Ufumeli/Getty Images)
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Canadian experts warm to mix and match COVID-19 vaccine scenarios
A healthcare worker hands over doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to a doctor at Messe Wien Congress Center, which has been set up as coronavirus disease vaccination centre, in Vienna, Austria February 7, 2021. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
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Medtech stocks look set to bounce back
Medical Healthcare Concept - Doctor in hospital with medical icons modern interface showing symbol of medicine, innovation, medical treatment, emergency service, doctoral data and patient health.
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AstraZeneca vaccine fails to stop moderate illness from new variant, trial finds
FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2021, file photo, South African law enforcement vehicles provide security for two refrigeration trucks transporting the AstraZeneca vaccine that arrived earlier from India, near Johannesburg. Some countries are getting tired of waiting to get vaccines through a United Nations program, so they are striking out on their own. To ensure South Africans got doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine quickly, government officials reluctantly agreed to pay a higher price per shot than Europe or North America. (AP Photo/Alet Pretorius, File)
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J&J asks U.S. regulators to approve its single-shot COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use
This July 2020 photo provided by Johnson & Johnson shows a vial of the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine. On Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, Johnson & Johnson has asked U.S. regulators to clear the world’s first single-dose COVID-19 vaccine, an easier-to-use option that could boost scarce supplies. (Johnson & Johnson via AP)
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