Covid-19 Vaccines

• Alberta Health delays plans to reduce fees pharmacists receive for delivering COVID-19 vaccines

  Alberta Health is now delaying plans to reduce the fees pharmacists receive for delivering COVID-19 shots until Jan 1.

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  Oct 7, 2023
  
• Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to 2 scientists for COVID vaccine discoveries

  Hungarian scientist Katalin Kariko and U.S. colleague Drew Weissman made mRNA molecule discoveries together that paved the way for COVID-19 vaccines.

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  Oct 2, 2023
  
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• As pandemic winds down, COVAX has billions left to spend. Where will the money go?

  Billions of dollars left in a scheme to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to the world’s poorest could be diverted to prepare for other pandemics or to support vaccine manufacturing.

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  Jun 26, 2023
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• Kids COVID-19 vaccination ‘complex’ decision for parents, study shows

  A new study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal sheds light on the concerns parents have when deciding whether or not to vaccinate their kids against COVID-19.

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  Feb 21, 2023
• U.S. FDA proposes annual COVID-19 vaccinations for most Americans

  The Food and Drug Administration's proposal would allow most adults and children to get a once-a-year shot to protect against the mutating virus.

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  Jan 23, 2023
• ‘Most-transmissible’ COVID-19 subvariant XBB.1.5 detected in Alberta

  On Wednesday, an Alberta Health spokesperson confirmed four cases of XBB.1.5 have been identified in the province.

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  Jan 5, 2023
• COVID-19 vaccine rollout delay would have cost Canadian economy $156B: study

  The report by the C.D. Howe Institute said direct savings associated with averting COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations were an estimated $3.3 billion to $5.8 billion.

  Canada

  Dec 15, 2022
• COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy associated with increased risk of traffic crashes in Ontario: study

  In a recent study published in The American Journal of Medicine, researchers tested whether COVID-19 vaccination was associated with the risks of traffic crashes in Ontario. 

  Canada

  Dec 13, 2022
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• $1B worth of COVID vaccines likely to expire soon: AG report

  Canada has tens of millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccines likely to expire soon because of a failure to manage oversupply, a new report from the auditor general says.

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  Dec 6, 2022
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• COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among Sask. parents still a top concern, epidemiologist says

  A report by Saskatchewan report on vaccine hesitancy among parents offers recommendations on local, provincial and federal levels to encourage uptake of children's COVID-19 shots.

  Canada

  Oct 19, 2022