coronavirus vaccines

• Bingo, movie nights: COVID-19 outbreaks plummet in LTC homes as vaccines bring relief

  With greater coronavirus vaccine coverage, cases and deaths in long-term care homes are declining and some restrictions are being eased.

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  3 hours
• Extended gap between COVID-19 vaccine shots could fast-track vaccination: feds

  Several provinces across Canada have given nod to the NACI advisory to fast-track the vaccination process.

  Canada

  Mar 4
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• Coronavirus: Ottawa to start administering COVID-19 vaccines in shelters

  Clients of six homeless shelters in Ottawa will begin receiving initial doses of the COVID-19 vaccine this week, according to the city's medical officer of health.

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  Mar 3
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• ‘Risky’ or ‘incredible’? Experts split on delaying 2nd vaccine dose to expand coverage

  The race to vaccinate Canada's population has been amping up, made more urgent by the emergence of COVID-19 variants across the country. 

  Canada

  Mar 2
• AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine not recommended for people in Canada over age 65: NACI

  Canada's National Advisory Committee on Immunization is not recommending the newly approved COVID-19 vaccine from AstraZeneca be used on people aged 65 or older.

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  Mar 1
• Fauci says 3 approved COVID-19 vaccines ‘really quite good,’ urges public to accept shots

  "All three of them are really quite good, and people should take the one that's most available to them," Fauci said.

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  Feb 28
• Ontario lays out COVID-19 vaccine timeline for seniors, feds urged to plan rollout to Indigenous people in cities

  The Ontario government's plan would see residents aged 80 and older receive shots starting the third week of March, though officials said much depends on the supply of vaccines.

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  Feb 24
• Coronavirus: Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccination portal, service desk to open on March 15

  An online booking system and service desk will become available on March 15 and people in that 80 and older age range, or those booking, for them can access it.

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  Feb 24
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• COVID-19 vaccines cut risk of severe infection, Scotland study shows 

  By the fourth week after the initial dose, the Pfizer and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines cut the risk of hospitalisation by up to 85 per cent and 94 per cent, the study showed.

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  Feb 22
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• U.K. speeds up COVID-19 vaccinations, aims to have all adults receive 1st dose by July 31

  The new target also aims for everyone over 50 or with an underlying health condition to get a vaccine shot by April 15, rather than the previous target of May 1.

  World

  Feb 21