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Quebec is now allowing people to get a third COVID-19 vaccine in the name of travel. Those who received AstraZeneca as their first dose and either Moderna or Pfizer as their second are not considered fully vaccinated in some countries. As Global’s Dan Spector reports, some have harsh words for the government for putting people...

Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management’s Rob Tétrault discusses the market impact of AstraZeneca hitting pause on its COVID-19 vaccine trials.

B.C. health officials release a written statement with the daily COVID-19 numbers on Monday, June 21 ahead of Tuesday’s live briefing. Legislative bureau chief Keith Baldrey has analysis and an update on the AstraZeneca vaccine as a second dose.

Procurement Minister Anita Anand announced on Monday that Canada will donate 17.5 million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to the COVAX vaccine sharing program. Minister of International Development Karina Gould said the new donation means a total of over 30 million doses of vaccines will be donated by the country.

As Broadway prepares to resume live theatre productions, some vaccine recipients will be welcomed while others will be turned away. As Sean O’Shea reports, producers are insisting that patrons prove they were inoculated but not with the AstraZeneca vaccine.

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry provides an update at her Thursday COVID-19 briefing after the latest announcement from the National Advisory Committee on Immunisation (NACI) on mixing and matching vaccines for those who received AstraZeneca as their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

Ontario has begun its rollout of COVID-19 booster vaccines to more eligible populations, such as those 70 and older as well as those who received two doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine. Brittany Rosen reports on reaction to the latest vaccine rollout. And a rally was held in Ontario on Saturday, one of many being held...

Quebec is recommending those aged 70 and over, or those having received two doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, get a third dose booster shot of a mRNA vaccine. But as Global’s Tim Sargeant reports, health officials aren’t recommending a third dose for all adults even though Health Canada has given the green light to the...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau got the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for his second dose at a Rexall pharmacy in Ottawa on Friday. Trudeau received his first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine in April.

Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Robert Strang, said Friday the province would be starting to book booster doses for eligible populations by the end of November. He said those 80 and older, who are currently among the eligible population, will be able to get theirs first. Then those 70 and older, front-line...

Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro offers condolences to the family of a woman who died after a rare blood clot linked to the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.

A B.C. woman in her 40s has become the first in the province to be diagnosed with a rare blood clotting disorder following the AstraZeneca vaccine. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said Thursday the woman is in stable condition and receiving treatment.

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry confirms B.C.’s first case of a rare blood clot disorder in a person who received the AstraZeneca vaccine, a woman in her 40s. Dr. Bonnie Henry confirms the AstraZeneca vaccine is safe and that British Columbians need to “take a deep breath” because the occurrence is rare and doctors...

The New Brunswick Medical Society is encouraging people to follow public health advice to get through the COVID-19 pandemic. The group representing doctors in the province says that means getting a vaccine as soon as it is available to you. That’s the advice a Saint John man, who received his first dose of the AstraZeneca...

The first Albertan to die from blood clots linked to the AstraZeneca vaccine was a 52-year-old woman from Edmonton. Her 19-year-old daughter says she’s grieving, but she also has questions and concerns about how her mother died. Fletcher Kent reports.

The province made the AstraZeneca vaccine available to the 40 to 54 age group Friday and it didn’t take long for them to take advantage of it. Within hours, most spots were booked. As Alexa MacLean reports, there’s no shortage of people ready to roll up their sleeves.

Due to supply issues, Manitoba’s vaccine task force says all doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in the province, as well as those on their way, will be saved for second dose appointments. Global’s Anya Nazeravich has all this and more.

Lawlor Pharmasave owner, Kyro Maseh, shares the next steps for vaccine rollout in pharmacies after Ontario suspends the use of the AstraZeneca formula for first shots.

Ontario has stopped the administration of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine as a first dose as supply from Pfizer and Moderna ramp up and amid health concerns. The decision comes after Alberta and Saskatchewan also stopped administering the AstraZeneca vaccine as a first dose. Marianne Dimain reports.

A man in his 40s is currently recovering in hospital in the Fraser Health region after being diagnosed with vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic, or VITT, following a dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine. Dr. Bonnie Henry said this is rare but it is important to look out for blood clot symptoms.