Fog Blog Covid 19 Update Log:

HERE IN NEW BRUNSWICK , FOR OVER A WEEK NOW THERE ARE NO NEW CASES OF COVID 19 AND ALL WHO HAD THE VIRUS HAVE COMPLETELY GOTTEN BETTER. STRICT RULES THOUGH ABOUT SOCIAL DISTANCING AND THE 2 HOUSEHOLD BUBBLE ARE STILL IN FORCE.....BUT FOR NOW THIS IS GOOD NEWS . OTHER GOOD NEWS ALSO COMES FROM THE MARITIMES.......CLINICAL TRIALS ARE GOING TO GET UNDERWAY AS A POTENTIAL VACCINE COMES OUT OF DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY IN HALIFAX!........A Halifax research team will be working with a Chinese manufacturer to run the first Canadian clinical trials for a possible COVID-19 vaccine.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement during his daily remarks on Saturday.The trials have been approved by Health Canada and will take place at the Canadian Centre for Vaccinology (CCfV) at Dalhousie University in Halifax."Research and development take time, and must be done right. But this is encouraging news," Trudeau said.He added the National Research Council will be working with the manufacturers so that if these vaccine trials are successful, the vaccine can be produced and distributed "here at home."The CCfV team of about 45 people is working with a potential vaccine from Chinese company CanSino Biologics.Health Canada said in an email Saturday that their decision followed a careful review of the trial application, which "met the necessary requirements for safety and quality."