CBC News: The National | Decoding vaccine advice; Coping with pandemic slump | May 3, 2021

Decoding why Canada’s vaccine advisory committee says mRNA vaccines are ‘preferred’ and how to weigh the risks versus benefits. Feeling blah during the pandemic? The doctors have some tips on beating that pandemic slump. Plus, going back to Fort McMurray five years after it was devastated by wildfire.

00:00 The National for May 3, 2021
01:08 Canada's COVID-19 vaccine rollout
02:05 Johnson & Johnson vaccine recommendations
05:41 Rising COVID-19 cases in Alberta
06:30 Alberta premier hints at new restrictions
08:31 Nova Scotia COVID-19 cases
09:16 Local state of emergency in Iqaluit
09:43 Yellowknife closes at schools
10:08 At-home COVID-19 tests for travellers
12:26 Ontario's long-term care minister faces criticism
14:44 Junior hockey coach Bernie Lynch charged
17:04 O’Toole calls for Trudeau to fire his chief
17:57 CN withholds pension from gay widower
21:14 Bill and Melinda Gates announce divorce
21:30 Growing danger of landslides in B.C. Interior
23:38 5 years after the Fort McMurray wildfire
27:19 Pandemic languishing: How to break it
34:49 Russia tells its version of Chornobyl disaster
40:50 KFC returns to Yellowknife
43:32 The Moment

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