MRNA Vaccines

• COVID-19 mRNA vaccines safe to use during pregnancy, new Canadian study finds

  A new Canadian study that looked at 191,360 women found that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines do not increase the risk of miscarriages or other pregnancy complications.

  Canada

  Aug 10
  
• NACI outlines guidelines for Medigaco’s Canada-made COVID vaccine. Here’s what’s new

  NACI said the Medicago Covifenz COVID-19 vaccine is an option for people who have been unable, due to an existing health condition, or unwilling to receive an mRNA vaccine.

  Canada

  Mar 11
  
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• Moderna to set up Africa’s first mRNA vaccine manufacturing facility

  Moderna said it expects to invest about $500 million in the Kenyan facility and supply as many as 500 million doses of mRNA vaccines to the continent each year.

  World

  Mar 7
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• Moderna begins trial of HIV vaccine that uses mRNA technology

  Moderna credits mRNA technology for potentially shaving years off typical vaccine development times. First doses of the vaccine have been administered in a clinical trial.

  Health

  Jan 27
• J&J COVID-19 vaccine protects against breakthrough infections, study says

  Johnson & Johnson said protection against COVID-19 infection from its single-dose vaccine starts to wane only from the fourth month.

  Health

  Jan 6
• New Moderna plant welcomed by public health experts but more details needed

  Experts are happy that Canada will increase its capacity to make vaccines at home, but wish it had happened years ago.

  Health

  Aug 10, 2021
• Some Edmontonians hesitant to get Moderna COVID-19 vaccine amid Pfizer shortage

  "We're seeing concepts like brand hesitancy, where's there's been a preference of one brand over the other," pharmacist Eddie Wong said.

  Canada

  Jun 25, 2021
• Rare heart inflammation ‘likely’ linked to mRNA COVID-19 vaccines: CDC group

  Over 138 million Americans have so far been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with one of the two mRNA vaccines, according to CDC data.

  Health

  Jun 23, 2021
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• How COVID-19 vaccines work as young adults in Quebec remain hesitant to get jab

  Some of the reasons for their reluctance include a lack of knowledge on how vaccines work. Read about how COVID-19 vaccines work.

  Canada

  Jun 23, 2021
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• Kingston’s medical officer of health mixes COVID-19 vaccines for 1st, 2nd doses

  Dr. Hugh Guan, KFL&A Public Health's associate medical officer of health, received Moderna as his second dose after receiving Pfizer for his first.

  Canada

  Jun 22, 2021