Health Canada ignored warning signs before Ottawa spent billions on BTNX rapid tests
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Health Canada ignored warning signs before Ottawa spent billions on BTNX rapid tests
Description
January 11, 2024
A recent investigation by Global News has found that Health Canada overlooked critical warnings about a rapid-test supplier before approving its COVID-19 kits for distribution nationwide. The investigation revealed that the supplier, BTNX, had deleted dozens of specimens, or samples from a study it submitted to Health Canada in October 2020, which increased the estimate of the rapid test's ability to detect the virus.
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Health Canada ignored warning signs before Ottawa spent billions on BTNX rapid tests00:49 | January 11, 2024
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Feds fighting national health care labour shortage with $86 million investment03:06 | January 15, 2024
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Health Matters: Saliva test can help predict diabetes risk02:40 | January 15, 2024
-
The status of flu season after winter break04:17 | January 15, 2024
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Blue Monday: How to manage your mental well-being during the cold winter months01:55 | January 15, 2024
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Health Matters: Granola bars, cereals recalled due to salmonella risk02:25 | January 12, 2024
-
Sniffle Season Solutions: A parent’s guide to coughs, colds, and kids05:42 | January 12, 2024
-
Canadian Medical Association calls for urgent health system rebuild01:32 | January 11, 2024
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Health Matters: JN.1 variant now world’s most dominant COVID strain, WHO says02:56 | January 11, 2024
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Intermittent fasting: How does it work and what are the benefits?04:42 | January 11, 2024
-
COVID: What we know about JN.1, Canada’s new dominant strain06:33 | January 11, 2024
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Achieving goals as a family05:59 | January 11, 2024
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Why shovelling snow may pose risks to your health01:48 | January 11, 2024
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Federal government signs agreement to commit $355 million to Nova Scotia’s health-care system02:15 | January 10, 2024
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Health Matters: Pharmacare access unequal, StatCan report shows02:43 | January 10, 2024
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Health Matters: Sun seekers cautioned about dengue risk02:34 | January 9, 2024
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Toronto hospital adopts program to combat loneliness in older adults01:39 | January 5, 2024
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Health Matters: 3rd cantaloupe lawsuit filed in Canada02:49 | January 4, 2024
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‘The waiting room was packed’: Canada’s ERs overflow as wait times surge02:00 | January 3, 2024
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Health Canada flags ‘serious’ risks of unauthorized sexual enhancement products02:27 | January 3, 2024
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Consumers ‘just buy because of the promise,’ professor says of some men’s health product claims03:47 | January 2, 2024
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Health Canada ignored warning signs before Ottawa spent billions on BTNX rapid tests00:49 | January 11, 2024
-
Feds fighting national health care labour shortage with $86 million investment03:06 | January 15, 2024
-
Health Matters: Saliva test can help predict diabetes risk02:40 | January 15, 2024
-
The status of flu season after winter break04:17 | January 15, 2024
-
Blue Monday: How to manage your mental well-being during the cold winter months01:55 | January 15, 2024
-
Health Matters: Granola bars, cereals recalled due to salmonella risk02:25 | January 12, 2024
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Sniffle Season Solutions: A parent’s guide to coughs, colds, and kids05:42 | January 12, 2024
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Canadian Medical Association calls for urgent health system rebuild01:32 | January 11, 2024
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Health Matters: JN.1 variant now world’s most dominant COVID strain, WHO says02:56 | January 11, 2024
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Federal government signs agreement to commit $355 million to Nova Scotia’s health-care system02:15 | January 10, 2024
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Health Matters: Pharmacare access unequal, StatCan report shows02:43 | January 10, 2024
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Health Matters: Sun seekers cautioned about dengue risk02:34 | January 9, 2024
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Health Matters: Hospitals treating more complex patients, B.C. study shows02:49 | January 8, 2024
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Health Matters: 3rd cantaloupe lawsuit filed in Canada02:49 | January 4, 2024
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‘The waiting room was packed’: Canada’s ERs overflow as wait times surge02:00 | January 3, 2024
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Health Canada flags ‘serious’ risks of unauthorized sexual enhancement products02:27 | January 3, 2024
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Consumers ‘just buy because of the promise,’ professor says of some men’s health product claims03:47 | January 2, 2024
Health Canada ignored warning signs before Ottawa spent billions on BTNX rapid tests
Description
January 11, 2024
A recent investigation by Global News has found that Health Canada overlooked critical warnings about a rapid-test supplier before approving its COVID-19 kits for distribution nationwide. The investigation revealed that the supplier, BTNX, had deleted dozens of specimens, or samples from a study it submitted to Health Canada in October 2020, which increased the estimate of the rapid test's ability to detect the virus.
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