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• Provinces, territories can wait 4 months to administer 2nd COVID-19 shot, NACI says

  While NACI releases recommendations, it is ultimately up to the provinces to determine how they will administer the COVID-19 vaccines. 

  Canada

  Mar 3
• If AstraZeneca isn’t widely recommended for seniors, who should get the vaccine?

  While it's understandable to want more precise data, experts say what we know now doesn't mean the shot is unsafe for seniors, nor should it erode what are clear benefits.

  Canada

  Mar 2
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• AstraZeneca vaccine ‘still a win,’ needs better promotion by officials: experts

  The National Advisory Committee on Immunization has recommended that the Oxford-AstraZeneca not be used for people 65.

  Canada

  Mar 2
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• AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine not recommended for people in Canada over age 65: NACI

  Canada's National Advisory Committee on Immunization is not recommending the newly approved COVID-19 vaccine from AstraZeneca be used on people aged 65 or older.

  Health

  Mar 1
• 2nd stage of Canada’s vaccine rollout should include racialized adults, NACI says

  The new recommendations prioritize racialized adults from groups disproportionately affected by the pandemic ahead of some older non-racialized people.

  Canada

  Feb 15
• Vaccine advisory committee recommends new ranked roll-out, with long-term care at top

  Canada’s vaccine advisory committee now says long-term care residents and staff should be vaccinated first, after learning Canada will only receive six million doses at first.

  Canada

  Dec 1, 2020
• Nova Scotia to vaccinate against meningitis strain that killed Sackville teen

  The Nova Scotia government will vaccinate young people against a potentially deadly strain of meningitis that killed a Sackville high school student earlier this week.

  Health

  Jan 28, 2015