Coronavirus Vaccine Rollout

• EU snubs U.K. calls to ship AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from Europe

  The European Union threatened last week to block exports of COVID-19 vaccines to Britain to safeguard scarce doses for its own citizens.

  Health

  Mar 21, 2021
  
• Rich, poor countries grapple over bid to waive COVID-19 vaccine patents

  WTO director-general said manufacturers should come together with bodies such as the WHO, GAVI and business associations to look into options.

  Health

  Mar 10, 2021
  
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• As more COVID-19 vaccines arrive, provinces look to revise vaccination timeline

  The recent arrival of COVID-19 vaccines and the extended gap between first and second doses will allow provinces to speed up vaccination.

  Canada

  Mar 5, 2021
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• ‘Now is not the time’: WHO cautions against relaxing pandemic fight

  On a global level, COVID-19 case numbers reversed a six-week downwards trend last week despite the delivery of millions of doses of vaccines in recent weeks, WHO data showed.

  Health

  Mar 5, 2021
• ‘When will it end?’: New data suggests COVID-19 could become endemic

  Scientists now believe that SARS-CoV-2 will not only remain with us as an endemic virus but will likely cause a significant burden of illness and death for years to come.

  Health

  Mar 3, 2021
• Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine can be stored at higher temperatures

  The update comes as two studies from Israel found that the vaccine greatly reduced virus transmission, and the shot was backed by two of the S. African government's top advisers.

  Health

  Feb 19, 2021
• Here’s why some coronavirus vaccine suppliers say they aren’t selling to provinces

  The federal government has not released the details of any of its contracts with coronavirus vaccine suppliers, despite pressure to do so.

  Canada

  Feb 17, 2021
• AstraZeneca expects new version of COVID-19 vaccine by autumn

  Researchers at Oxford University began working on the updated version "months ago when the variants were first detected", AstraZeneca said Thursday.

  Health

  Feb 11, 2021
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• Vaccine mix-and-match: U.K. to study efficacy of combining shots

  The vaccines being rolled out now require two doses, and people are supposed to get two shots of the same kind, weeks apart.

  World

  Feb 4, 2021
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• Canada-based coronavirus vaccine maker working to get government attention

  A Canada-based vaccine manufacturer says it's hoping the government will take an interest in its proposed coronavirus vaccine candidate, which is currently in clinical trials.

  Canada

  Jan 31, 2021