COVID-19 vaccine update

• Manitoba COVID-19 patients in ICU down by 6

  The number of patients in the ICU with COVID-19 has dropped by six according to the updated provincial dashboard.

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  Sep 1, 2021
  
• 2nd COVID-19 shots should be offered ‘as soon as possible’: NACI

  The national health committee maintains that 'extending dose intervals allows many more people to receive good protection from severe COVID-19 outcomes much sooner.'

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  May 28, 2021
  
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• Employers grant workers time off to get COVID-19 shots as rollout ramps up in Canada

  Unifor, Canada's largest private sector union, has also called on all provinces to mandate paid leave to allow workers to get vaccinated.

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  Apr 23, 2021
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• Half of U.S. adults have now received at least 1 jab of COVID-19 vaccine

  Almost 130 million people 18 or older have received at least one dose of a vaccine, which is equivalent to 50.4 per cent of the total adult population.

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  Apr 18, 2021
• Chinese COVID-19 vaccines don’t have ‘high protection rate’: official

  Health experts say Chinese vaccines are unlikely to be sold to the United States, Western Europe and Japan due to the complexity of the approval process.

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  Apr 11, 2021
• Indian PM Modi rejects calls to vaccinate youth as COVID-19 infections surpass 12M

  India's vaccination drive has so far administered 92 million doses, the most in the world after the United States and China, but much lower than many countries per capita.

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  Apr 8, 2021
• Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine likely to be 1st approved for children in Canada: Sharma

  Pfizer isn’t the only company seeking to lower the age limit for its vaccine. Results also are expected soon from Moderna’s vaccine study in 12 to 17-year-olds.

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  Mar 31, 2021
• Nova Scotia reveals projected dates by age group to get COVID-19 vaccine

  In a Tuesday update, the province said Phase 1 of its vaccine rollout is around 50 per cent completed and is on track to be done by the end of April.

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  Mar 23, 2021
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• B.C. First Nations communities offered at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine

  The First Nations Health Authority says over 30,000 vaccinations have been administered in Indigenous communities, representing about 54 per cent of residents of reserves.

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  Mar 11, 2021
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• Feds don’t intend to set ‘official date’ to lift all COVID-19 restrictions

  Vaccines will play a 'critical role in easing public health measures,' said Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada's top doctor.

  Canada

  Feb 23, 2021