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Though COVID-19 hasn’t established itself as seasonal like the flu, a group of researchers from Yale School of Public Health say an annual vaccination campaign is still the way to go. The team says until COVID-19 demonstrates seasonality, this is the best way to protect against hospitalizations, deaths, and health-care spending each year. Katherine Ward...

Two new, but exceptionally rare COVID-19 vaccine side effects, have been found in the largest vaccine safety study ever recorded. Researchers found an uncommon link between recipients of the vaccine and a neurological disorder caused by swelling in the brain and spinal cord. Still, researchers say the benefits of receiving a COVID-19 vaccine far outweigh...

Michael Gordon Jackson allegedly abducted his daughter to avoid a COVID-19 vaccine in the fall of 2021. On Wednesday, multiple friends and acquaintances took the stand in court.

Friday marked the final day of the Crown’s witnesses taking the stand in the Michael Gordon Jackson trial. Jackson is currently on trial, accused of abducting his daughter to avoid a COVID-19 vaccine.

Dr. Brent Roussin is once again pushing for Manitobans to roll up their sleeves and get the COVID-19 vaccine with a low uptake rate so far this year.

A new state-of-the-art laboratory geared toward making vaccines has opened in Laval. Pharmaceutical giant Moderna unveiled the plant that will produce mRNA vaccines such as the ones used against COVID-19. Global’s Tim Sargeant reports.

Global News Morning sits down with Dr. Deborah Money from UBC’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology to discuss COVERED, an ongoing project monitoring COVID-19 vaccine safety, attitudes and effectiveness among pregnant people. covered.med.ubc.ca

Peterborough and area public health units are reporting a drop in COVID-19 and respiratory syncytail virus (RSV) cases, but respiratory illnesses such as influenza are on the rise. Experts are urging residents to get the flu vaccine, and if they do get sick, stay home. Tricia Mason has the latest….

Toronto public health will close its vaccination clinics December 13. The clinics were established at Metro Hall in Toronto, and in Etobicoke, Scarborough, and North York, as places where COVID-19 vaccinations could be dispensed. As Sean O’Shea reports, provincial COVID-19 financial aid has now run out.

Manitoba’s Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Brent Roussin told Global News Thursday the province is “softening” their guidance around COVID-19 vaccine timing. Iris Dyck reports on the state of sickness in the province.

Vaccinations are available to anyone aged 6 months and older. Both the flu and covid-19 shots are available for free at participating pharmacies, such as Shoppers Drug Mart in Kingston.

Ontario company BTNX produced millions of COVID-19 rapid tests which were distributed in schools, hospitals and grocery stores across Canada. The federal government paid $2 billion for 400 million kits. But Jeff Semple explains why this brand of test may not have worked as well as advertised. COVID-19, RSV and influenza cases are on the...

COVID-19, RSV and influenza cases are on the rise this holiday season, putting pressure on hospitals across Canada. Heather Yourex-West explains how some facilities are breaking the rules to accommodate patients, and how health officials fear the situation has become unnecessarily serious due to the dwindling number of Canadians getting vaccinated.

Public Health’s recent efforts to bring equity focus to vaccine accessibility in Nova Scotia is well underway and the Public Health Mobile Units are along for the ride. They’re offering COVID-19, high-dose influenza and standard influenza vaccines from one end of the province to the other. Amber Fryday reports.

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry is urging the public to get immunized with the latest COVID-19 and influenza vaccines, as emergency departments and clinics see an uptick in patients with respiratory symptoms. In an update on Mon. Dec. 11, 2023, she explained the difference between flu strains currently circulating in B.C. and who is...

With the holiday party season kicking into gear, B.C.’s top doctor urges everyone to roll up their sleeves and vaccinate against COVID-19 and the flu. Global’s Emily Lazatin and Keith Baldey have the details.

Bill Welychka gets his influenza and COVID-19 vaccines live on the air

It has been one month now since the B.C. government launched its influenza and Covid-19 vaccine campaign, and so far, it has seen a steady number of people looking to protect themselves this respiratory season through vaccination, including many in Kelowna. Jayden Wasney reports.

A study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal found that COVID-19 vaccine passports in Quebec and Ontario did little to convince people to get a shot and also didn’t significantly reduce inequalities in vaccination coverage. The passports, introduced in 2021 and then discontinued by the spring of 2022, forced people to show proof of...

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry provides an update on the number of influenza and COVID-19 vaccines administered to British Columbians during the fall immunization campaign. She also provides an update on the viruses public health officials are seeing in the community and how to stay safe this respiratory season.