Covid Vaccine Canada

• 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
  
• Should you get another COVID booster? Guidelines are changing

  Additional COVID vaccine boosters are not something the WHO "routinely recommends" for medium or low-risk adults and children.

  Health

  Apr 2, 2023
  
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• Caution should be on the table this Thanksgiving as new COVID variants swirl: experts

  With Thanksgiving around the corner, health experts are advising Canadians to exercise caution as new variants of the COVID-19 virus swirl across the country.

  Health

  Oct 8, 2022
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• When will the COVID-19 pandemic officially be over? It’s complicated, experts say

  While the COVID-19 health emergency is not over, as the World Health Organization says, determining how to measure the end of a pandemic is not a simple equation, experts say.

  Health

  Sep 22, 2022
• Will COVID vaccine fatigue lead to low flu shot uptake? Why some experts are concerned

  Health experts are raising concern about how vaccine fatigue may lead fewer Canadians to get their flu shot amid predictions this year’s flu season could be the worst in years.

  Health

  Sep 16, 2022
• COVID-19: How bivalent vaccines could help protect against new variants

  Predictions of a fall COVID-19 wave make another booster vaccine campaign likely but questions abound over how the virus will evolve and what protections a new shot could offer.

  Health

  Jul 7, 2022
• COVID-19: Canada to update its ‘fully-vaccinated’ definition

  The federal government says it plans to change its definition of what it means to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to reflect advice from Canada's top doctors.

  Health

  Jun 14, 2022
• Some clinics using therapy dogs to help anxious people get COVID-19 jab

  Animal therapists say they're now considering taking their dogs into schools as the immunization drive for kids between five and 11 continues to ramp up across Canada.

  Canada

  Nov 28, 2021
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• Liberals aim for hospital protest ban, paid sick leave deal by Christmas

  Liberal House Leader Mark Holland says Canadians expect MPs to 'hit the ground running' and that the government has four key priorities to get passed by Christmas.

  Canada

  Nov 22, 2021
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• Canada to implement mandatory COVID-19 vaccines for all federal workers by fall

  The implementation of mandatory COVID-19 vaccination will take place no later than October, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Dominic LeBlanc announced on Friday. 

  Canada

  Aug 13, 2021