COVID Boosters

• Moderna’s updated COVID vaccine targeting XBB.1.5 approved in Canada

  Health Canada has authorized the Moderna COVID-19 booster shot, with the aim of strengthening people's protection against the virus for the fall.

  Health

  Sep 12, 2023
  
• Will updated COVID-19 vaccines work against latest variant? What experts say

  Canada's first known case of the Omicron variant BA.2.86 was detected this week in British Columbia as the country became the seventh in the world to report its presence.

  Health

  Sep 1, 2023
  
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• Back-to-school booster? What to know about fall COVID-19 vaccine guidance

  COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses are expected to make a resurgence in the fall when schools reopen across Canada, experts are warning.

  Canada

  Aug 10, 2023
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• High-risk people should get next COVID boosters this spring: Ontario’s top doctor

  Ontario's chief medical officer of health says people who are at greater risk of severe COVID-19 infection should get their next vaccine booster shot this spring.

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  Apr 6, 2023
• COVID-19 bivalent boosters recommended for at-risk Canadians this spring: NACI

  NACI says that includes adults 80 and up, those living in long-term care homes and other congregate settings for seniors or those with complex medical needs.

  Health

  Mar 3, 2023
• U.S. FDA proposes shift to annual COVID shot for healthy adults

  The Food and Drug Administration's proposal was outlined in its briefing documents ahead of a meeting of its panel of external advisers on Thursday.

  Health

  Jan 23, 2023
• Will bivalent boosters work against future COVID variants? Here’s what experts say

  A Canadian expert says the bivalent booster shots against COVID-19 can help boost and stimulate the human immune system to recognize new variants.

  Health

  Oct 16, 2022
• U.S. FDA green lights COVID bivalent boosters for kids as young as 5

  Tweaked boosters rolled out for Americans 12 and older last month, doses modified to target today's most common and contagious Omicron relative.

  Health

  Oct 12, 2022
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• Health Canada approves 1st COVID-19 booster for kids 5-11

  Health Canada said on Friday it had authorized Pfizer's COVID-19 shot for children aged five to 11 years at least six months after completing their second dose. 

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  Aug 19, 2022
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• Poll shows Canadians support COVID-19 vaccine boosters, but intake has stalled

  The Ipsos poll conducted for Global News found just over half of Canadians are also worried about the long-term impacts of taking multiple booster shots.

  Health

  Jul 21, 2022