Covid Vaccine

• Alberta health minister defends COVID vaccine changes amidst harsh criticism

  'We cannot afford to throw away and waste vaccine and the cost of that vaccine, which is what we've seen over the last number of years,' Adriana LaGrange told Global News.

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  Sep 8
  
• COVID shot is safe during pregnancy, Canadian doctors say after U.S. move

  Canadian gynecologists spoke out after U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. declared the shot is no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women in the U.S.

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  May 28
  
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• U.S. to limit annual COVID vaccines to at-risk groups, older people

  Annual COVID-19 shots for healthy younger adults and children will no longer be routinely approved under a major new vaccine policy shift unveiled Tuesday.

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  May 20
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• Feds say provinces now responsible for buying COVID vaccines

  In addition to provinces and territories having to buy COVID-19 vaccines going forward, they will also be responsible for determining the timing of vaccinations.

  Canada

  Jan 10
• Updated flu and COVID-19 vaccines now available for all B.C. residents

  Health Canada has approved updated mRNA vaccines targeting the KP.2 COVID-19 subvariant. These vaccines are approved for use for people six months and older.

  Health

  Oct 22, 2024
• ‘I have no options’: Canadians criticize lack of Novavax COVID shot

  The federal government's decision to not provide Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine this respiratory virus season raises health equity concerns, experts and advocates say.

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  Oct 3, 2024
• Health Canada approves updated Novavax COVID-19 vaccine

  The updated version of the Novavax vaccine, which targets new variants of COVID-19, will replace the previous version that targeted the XBB.1.5 subvariant of Omicron.

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  Sep 19, 2024
• ‘FLiRT’ COVID-19 subvariant dominant in Canada. What to know about the strain

  Canada's lull in COVID-19 cases faces a potential disruption with the emergence of a new family of subvariants, playfully dubbed the 'FLiRT' variants.

  Health

  May 10, 2024
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• Fall COVID-19 vaccine guidelines are out. Here’s what NACI recommends

  The National Advisory Committee on Immunization released its updated guidelines on Friday for a COVID-19 vaccine rollout in the fall.

  Health

  May 3, 2024
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• Vaccine injury compensation fund gets additional $36M from feds

  The federal government has added $36.4 million to a program designed to support people who have been seriously injured or killed by vaccines since the end of 2020.

  Health

  Apr 24, 2024