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The Quebec health and social services department says vulnerable people should get their shots before the holiday season, adding only some vulnerable people will get free shots.

Some Ontario public health units say they are working to get doses out to administer to high-risk populations, but there is a delay.

In an update on Wednesday, B.C.'s provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, said free vaccines will be available against influenza, COVID-19 and others.

Documents obtained by Global News show Sean Ward declined the COVID-19 vaccine and was deemed “unsuitable for further military service.”

Ontario has started its vaccination rollout for COVID-19 and flu vaccines, with high-risk recipients up first, while some provinces have not yet given details of their schedule.

Toronto public health officials say they are seeing a rise in mpox infections in the city and are urging eligible residents to get vaccinated.

The Saskatchewan government has launched its 2026-27 immunization campaign for free influenza and COVID-19 vaccines.

Workers will be spreading sweet-smelling baits containing a rabies vaccine through Montreal's parks in the coming weeks to head off an outbreak of the deadly disease.

In the Southern Health Region, officials are encouraging parents to get their kids' vaccinations up to date, as there are larger concerns there than the common cold.

Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, said it is not too late to make sure children's vaccinations are up-to-date as they head back-to-school.

The Ervebo vaccine is licensed for use against Ebola virus, one of the viruses that cause Ebola disease, but not for Bundibugyo virus.

'Childhood vaccination continues to be one of our most powerful tools to prevent illness and support child health in Canada,' the agency wrote.

The order recommends separating the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine into three different shots administered in separate visits and seeks to improve vaccine research.

Dr. Stacy Norton was only seven years old when her mother died of colon cancer, one of several family members struck by aggressive tumors at unusually young ages.

Moderna and Merck are developing a treatment using an mRNA-based cancer vaccine designed to be tailored to individual patients based on unique mutations within their tumors.

The shot, named mFlusiva, is intended for adults age 50 or older. Moderna said late Wednesday that it expects some of its new version to be available soon at select retailers.

Canada is now the second country to authorize a Phase I clinical trial for a Bundibugyo virus vaccine candidate after the U.K., according to federal officials in a news release.

Jan Przeranski suffers from a chronic, progressive condition that has caused swelling and infections in his arm, rendering it mostly non-functional.

The health authority announced a child with measles was in the Montreal-Trudeau International Airport late Friday and in the Sainte-Justine hospital early on Saturday.

In an update Thursday afternoon, Belleville police said the act was “deliberate” and targeted the Jewish community “during one of the holiest observances of the year.”