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Canada to donate up to 200,000 mpox vaccine doses to global effortThe number of doses of the vaccine Imvamune to be donated by Canada will depend on the receiving countries' capacity for storage and administration.HealthSep 12
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New Alberta COVID data highlights value of getting newly formulated vaccine once available: expertThe latest data published on the Alberta respiratory virus dashboard show that between August 2023 and August 2024, 732 deaths in Alberta were attributed to COVID-19.HealthSep 11
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Mpox vaccine is 58% effective after one dose, Canadian study findsA new study finds that a single dose of the mpox vaccine offers 58 per cent protection against the virus, providing promising evidence for its effectiveness in real-world settings.HealthSep 11
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Health Canada approves Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine targeting latest variantThe 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.CanadaSep 17
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Whooping cough cases are surging in Canada. What’s going on?Quebec has seen the biggest spike in cases, with more than 11,600 reported so far this year, up from the annual average of 562 cases between 2015 and 2019.CanadaSep 4
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Ottawa resumes suspensions for overdue student vaccine records after two-year pauseOttawa Public Health says students born in 2007 and 2017 whose immunization records are out-of-date could face up to 20 days suspension.CanadaSep 17
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WHO says staggered pauses in Gaza fighting will allow polio vaccinesDescribed as “humanitarian pauses” that will last three days in different areas of the conflict-ravaged territory, the vaccination campaign will start Sunday in central Gaza.HealthAug 29
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1st lung cancer vaccine trials launch, powered by COVID mRNA technologyThe mRNA vaccine, known as BTN116, developed by the German biotechnology company BioNTech, is the first of its kind and has entered phase 1 clinical trials in seven countries.HealthAug 25
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Destroy old COVID shots to get new ones? What’s behind the guidanceSeveral provinces have suspended COVID-19 vaccination campaigns as Health Canada deals with approvals for a new shot that targets the main variant now in circulation.CanadaSep 6
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‘Significant amount of COVID’ expected in the fall. Are new vaccines coming?Health Canada says it is reviewing submissions from Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax for their updated COVID-19 vaccines targeting the most recent strains circulating.HealthAug 21
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Updated COVID-19 vaccines approved in U.S. amid summer surgeThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration greenlit and granted emergency use authorization for updated COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna targeting the most recent strains.HealthAug 22
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Mpox vaccines delayed as virus spreads across AfricaOn Tuesday, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention declared a public health emergency of continental concern for the first time ever.HealthAug 14
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Mpox in Toronto: Health officials see sharp rise in casesToronto Public Health unit said as of July 31 there have been a total of 93 confirmed cases of the mpox compared with 21 cases for the same period in 2023.HealthAug 13
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Ontario considers further expanding pharmacists’ scope to include more minor ailmentsOntario is proposing to further expand pharmacists' scope by adding to the list of minor ailments they can assess, allowing them to administer more vaccines and order lab tests.HealthSep 16
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Crown prosecutors in Alberta may appeal not-guilty verdicts in Coutts murder-conspiracy caseThe blockade tied up traffic for two weeks in early 2022 to protest COVID restrictions, including vaccine mandates for truckers.CrimeAug 21
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The vanishing flu strain: Why Canada’s seasonal vaccine is changingSince March 2020, the B/Yamagata influenza strain has disappeared, prompting Canadian health officials to adjust the annual flu vaccine.HealthJul 29
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British Columbia lifts COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health-care workersCollecting these records will allow health-care administrators to make staffing decisions in the event of an exposure, outbreak, or future pandemic.HealthJul 26
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Ontario offering RSV vaccines to more young children and to pregnant womenOntario is expanding its respiratory virus vaccination program this year for infants, high-risk children and pregnant women ahead of the fall flu season.CanadaJul 26
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University of Sask.’s VIDO facility is raising its game in vaccine researchSaskatchewan's Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization is a leader in vaccine research and development. Soon, it will be able to work with the highest level pathogens.CanadaJul 26
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Lawyer for Coutts accused says client ‘bit of a wing nut,’ but not murder conspiratorThe blockade tied up traffic for two weeks at the busy Canada-U.S. border crossing to protest COVID-19 rules and vaccine mandates.CrimeJul 30