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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.

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...

Israel began its COVID-19 vaccination drive on Saturday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu being among the first to get the shot. Shipments of the Pfizer vaccine began arriving last week in the country, with Moderna and AstraZeneca vaccines also on order. The country expects to have enough doses by the year’s end for the 20...

Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Friday discussed COVID-19 vaccine distribution between provinces and territories, and asked Health Canada to “please approve” the AstraZeneca vaccine, which has been already approved by the U.K. “That will really, really help us out,” he added.

There is more promise in the race for the COVID-19 vaccine. AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, developed by the University of Oxford, has shown to be 70 per cent effective in trials — and potentially up to 90 per cent after tweaking doses. Redmond Shannon explains why the lukewarm number is still a big deal to fight...

Canada’s Procurement Minister Anita Anand on Tuesday said that they had begun the regulatory approval process for the Moderna, Pfizer and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine candidates, stressing the process would be rigorous to ensure proper safety. She also said they have signed contracts for cold storage of vaccines due to the requirements needed for some vaccines...

Britain on Monday took another giant step in the fight against COVID-19, ramping up its immunization program by giving the first shots in the world from the vaccine created by Oxford University and pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca.

We look at which provinces are planning to give Canadians their second COVID-19 vaccine doses quicker than originally promised, and the confusion for people who already received the Oxford-AstraZeneca shot. Plus, a federal political party leader is caught violating pandemic protocols, despite telling Canadians to follow the rules. And you could be eligible for a...

Health Canada has extended the expiry date of nearly 45,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, which were set to expire on May 31. Mike Le Couteur explains why that date has been pushed to July 1, and the reaction from hard hit provinces as restrictions gradually ease.

The rush to get second shots into arms gets a boost in the wake of Health Canada’s latest guidelines for soon-to-expire doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. Variants of the virus that causes COVID-19 are hampering reopening plans worldwide, as medical experts warn of a ‘vaccine apartheid.’ Plus, doctors prescribe more telemedicine for the health...

Canada’s chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam announced on Tuesday that the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) had updated guidance to allow those who received an AstraZeneca/COVIShield COVID-19 vaccine could receive a Pfizer or Moderna shot for their second dose. Dr. Tam also said Pfizer and Moderna mRNA vaccines could also be interchanged...

Saskatchewan’s chief medical health officer Dr. Saqib Shahab announced on Tuesday that second doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine will be available in the province starting June 7. This comes following an announcement from the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) stating people who had taken the AstraZeneca vaccine for the first dose could take...

U.K. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said Thursday that as COVID-19 variants continue to be a concern, including the Delta variant first identified in India, the government wants to “be careful” about international travel. He also advised the government is talking with AstraZeneca regarding additional doses of its vaccine, which has been changed to target the...