Covid Vaccine

• Updated flu and COVID-19 vaccines now available for all B.C. residents

  Health Canada has approved updated mRNA vaccines targeting the KP.2 COVID-19 subvariant. These vaccines are approved for use for people six months and older.

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  Oct 22
  
• ‘I have no options’: Canadians criticize lack of Novavax COVID shot

  The federal government's decision to not provide Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine this respiratory virus season raises health equity concerns, experts and advocates say.

  Health

  Oct 3
  
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• Health Canada approves updated Novavax COVID-19 vaccine

  The updated version of the Novavax vaccine, which targets new variants of COVID-19, will replace the previous version that targeted the XBB.1.5 subvariant of Omicron.

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  Sep 19
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• ‘FLiRT’ COVID-19 subvariant dominant in Canada. What to know about the strain

  Canada's lull in COVID-19 cases faces a potential disruption with the emergence of a new family of subvariants, playfully dubbed the 'FLiRT' variants.

  Health

  May 10
• Fall COVID-19 vaccine guidelines are out. Here’s what NACI recommends

  The National Advisory Committee on Immunization released its updated guidelines on Friday for a COVID-19 vaccine rollout in the fall.

  Health

  May 3
• Vaccine injury compensation fund gets additional $36M from feds

  The federal government has added $36.4 million to a program designed to support people who have been seriously injured or killed by vaccines since the end of 2020.

  Health

  Apr 24
• Spring is just around the corner. Should you get an updated COVID shot?

  The National Advisory Committee on Immunization issued guidance for updated COVID-19 vaccines in the spring, specifically for Canadians facing elevated risk of severe illness.

  Health

  Mar 7
• A spring COVID-19 booster? NACI has released updated guidelines

  Canadians may be in the thick of winter, but the National Advisory Committee on Immunization recently unveiled spring guidelines for an extra dose of the COVID-10 vaccine.

  Health

  Jan 15
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• COVID-19 still lacks ‘seasonality’ 4 years later, Tam warns

  As cold and flu season unfolds in Canada, a noticeable uptick in COVID-19 cases is also happening across many provinces, most notably in Ontario and Quebec.

  Health

  Dec 21, 2023
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• Pfizer shares sink on declining demand for COVID vaccines, treatment

  Pfizer on Wednesday forecast 2024 sales that were as much as $5 billion below Wall Street expectations due mostly to declining demand for COVID vaccines and treatment.

  Consumer

  Dec 13, 2023