COVID-19 Vaccine

• Supreme Court of Canada won’t hear unvaccinated Alberta woman’s case for organ donation

  The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear the appeal of an Alberta woman who was unwilling to be vaccinated in order to get a life-saving organ transplant.

  Canada

  Jun 8
  
• Danielle Smith apologizes for comments linking COVID vaccinated to Nazi followers

  Smith compared those who received COVID vaccinations to those in Hitler's Germany who 'succumbed to the charms of a tyrant, somebody telling them that they have all the answers.'

  Politics

  May 8
  
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• High herd immunity to COVID-19 in B.C., officials say, as global health emergency ends

  Minister of Health Adrian Dix and provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry say in a joint statement that COVID-19 is no longer causing severe disease in most people.

  Health

  May 5
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• Hamilton set to pause mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy for employees

  Councillors voted to move on a potential pause with it's mandatory COVID-19 vaccine policy, in effect for staffers for about two years.

  Health

  May 3
• COVID-19: Spring vaccination campaign shifting focus to most at-risk, MLHU says

  Those high-risk, like residents 65 and older and residents who are pregnant, are recommended to get boosted if it's been six months since their last dose or COVID-19 infection.

  Health

  Apr 6
• Spring COVID-19 booster vaccine available in New Brunswick for those at risk

  At-risk people include residents 65 and older, adults who are moderately to severely immunocompromised, and people living in long-term care facilities.

  Health

  Apr 3
• After 3 years of COVID-19, here’s how Canada’s ‘endemic’ future may look

  Will Canadians keep getting boosters, keep testing for COVID-19 or face a new threat from a potential yet to be found variant? Here's a look at what experts expect.

  Canada

  Mar 11
• COVID-19: Peterborough Public Health to relocate immunization clinic to downtown office in April

  Vaccinations will be available at Peterborough Square until March 17 and then the clinic will reopen in early April at the health unit's downtown office on King Street.

  Health

  Mar 3
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• Getting COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy helps protect newborns: study

  The research found that protection against COVID-19 for infants was most effective when mothers got their second or third dose of mRNA vaccine during pregnancy.

  Health

  Feb 8
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• New COVID-19 drug can cut hospitalizations by half in high-risk patients, study finds

  A new single-dose antiviral drug has been found to lower the risk of hospitalization among high-risk populations by half, according to a new study.

  Health

  Feb 8