COVID Booster

• Health Canada approves Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine targeting latest variant

  The KP.3 variant of SARS-CoV-2 is dominating in Canada right now, accounting for the majority of the COVID-19 cases in the country.

  Canada

  Sep 17, 2024
  
• Saskatchewan Ministry of health encourages those eligible to get new COVID-19 booster

  As fall rolls around, the Saskatchewan Ministry of health is expecting an increase in COVID-19 activity. The government recently announced that a new booster shot is available.

  Health

  Sep 27, 2023
  
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• Get your flu and COVID shots at the same time, health experts urge

  As autumn rolls in, health experts are giving the green light to double up on vaccinations, as getting both the flu and COVID shots can provide an added layer of defense.

  Health

  Sep 24, 2023
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• New COVID shot provides ‘boost in protection’ against new variants: doctors

  Public health officials say the number of COVID-19 infections is climbing again -- just in time for respiratory virus season in the fall and winter.

  Health

  Sep 22, 2023
• Moderna’s updated COVID vaccine targeting XBB.1.5 approved in Canada

  Health Canada has authorized the Moderna COVID-19 booster shot, with the aim of strengthening people's protection against the virus for the fall.

  Health

  Sep 12, 2023
• New COVID shots effective against latest variant, Pfizer and Moderna say

  Pfizer said its updated COVID vaccine elicited a strong antibody response against BA.2.86 in a preclinical study. Moderna said its new shot was also effective against the variant.

  Health

  Sep 6, 2023
• Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for XBB.1.5 subvariant approved in U.K.

  The U.K. drug regulator said on Tuesday it has approved an updated COVID-19 vaccine by Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech that targets only the Omicron XBB.1.5 subvariant.

  Health

  Sep 5, 2023
• COVID booster messaging ‘truly confusing’. What the latest guidance says

  Some health experts say you might be better off waiting until the updated COVID vaccines become available, while others say not to wait.

  Health

  Sep 1, 2023
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• Will updated COVID-19 vaccines work against latest variant? What experts say

  Canada's first known case of the Omicron variant BA.2.86 was detected this week in British Columbia as the country became the seventh in the world to report its presence.

  Health

  Sep 1, 2023
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• Canadian doctors brace for another ‘tripledemic’ – COVID-19, RSV and influenza

  As Canadians continue to enjoy the last bit of summer's sun-soaked days, doctors say they are bracing for a potential "tridemic" of influenza, RSV and COVID-19.

  Canada

  Aug 28, 2023