Covid Vaccine

• Spring is just around the corner. Should you get an updated COVID shot?

  The National Advisory Committee on Immunization issued guidance for updated COVID-19 vaccines in the spring, specifically for Canadians facing elevated risk of severe illness.

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  Mar 7
  
• A spring COVID-19 booster? NACI has released updated guidelines

  Canadians may be in the thick of winter, but the National Advisory Committee on Immunization recently unveiled spring guidelines for an extra dose of the COVID-10 vaccine.

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  Jan 15
  
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• COVID-19 still lacks ‘seasonality’ 4 years later, Tam warns

  As cold and flu season unfolds in Canada, a noticeable uptick in COVID-19 cases is also happening across many provinces, most notably in Ontario and Quebec.

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  Dec 21, 2023
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• Pfizer shares sink on declining demand for COVID vaccines, treatment

  Pfizer on Wednesday forecast 2024 sales that were as much as $5 billion below Wall Street expectations due mostly to declining demand for COVID vaccines and treatment.

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  Dec 13, 2023
• Updated Novavax COVID-19 shot approved by Health Canada

  Health Canada on Tuesday approved the updated Novavax vaccine, marking the third booster available to Canadians alongside Pfizer and Moderna.

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  Dec 5, 2023
• Middlesex-London Health Unit’s COVID-19 mass vaccine clinic to permanently close

  The mass vaccination clinic at the Western Fair District in London, Ont., will administer its last dose of COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 16 before shuttering for good.

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  Nov 29, 2023
• Lethbridge pharmacy faces challenge with initial vaccine rollouts

  The shortage in flu shots saw hundreds of pre-booked appointments cancelled at The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy in south Lethbridge, owner Vishal Sukhadiva explained.

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  Nov 1, 2023
• 40% of Canadians don’t plan on getting updated COVID booster, flu shot: poll

  Although a majority of Canadians have already received or intend to get a COVID-19 booster shot, 40 per cent of the population does not plan on rolling up their sleeves this fall.

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  Nov 1, 2023
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• Ontarians can now get flu, COVID 19 shots; top doctor urges people to get both

  Ontario residents who are six months and older can now receive a free flu shot and an updated COVID-19 vaccine.

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  Oct 30, 2023
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• Fall COVID-19 booster rollout begins in B.C. with 20,000 appointments booked

  According to the BC Centre for Disease Control's latest data, COVID-19 cases are on the rise across the province, with hospitalizations up 58 per cent in the past two weeks.

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  Oct 10, 2023