Pfizer Booster
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Health Canada OKs Pfizer’s bivalent Omicron BA.4/BA.5 booster for kids 5-11Health Canada has authorized Pfizer-BioNTech's bivalent COVID-19 vaccine, also known as Comirnaty, for children who are five to 11 years of age.HealthDec 9, 2022
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Caution should be on the table this Thanksgiving as new COVID variants swirl: expertsWith Thanksgiving around the corner, health experts are advising Canadians to exercise caution as new variants of the COVID-19 virus swirl across the country.HealthOct 8, 2022
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Canada OKs Pfizer’s bivalent booster targeting Omicron subvariantsHealth Canada announced Friday it has approved the updated shot, which has been designed to target Omicron’s BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants.HealthOct 7, 2022
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Health minister to make COVID-19 vaccine announcement as Canada reviews Omicron boosterBivalent vaccines under review by Health Canada re designed to recognize specific mutations in the spike protein of the Omicron BA.1 subvariant.CanadaSep 1, 2022
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‘Booster hesitancy’: Poll shows growing rifts between double vaxxed and boosted CanadiansAbout 41 per cent of Canadians over the age of 18 have opted for a COVID-19 booster as of Jan. 15, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada.CanadaJan 26, 2022
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U.S. expands Pfizer COVID-19 booster shots to 16 and 17-year-oldsThe authorization comes a day after Pfizer released data suggesting that COVID-19 booster shots could be key to protection against infection from the new Omicron variant.HealthDec 9, 2021
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mRNA booster vaccines 3 months after 2nd dose raise antibodies the most, study findsThe "COV-Boost" study was cited by British officials when they announced that Pfizer and Moderna were preferred for use in the country's booster campaign.HealthDec 2, 2021
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Boosters help fight COVID-19, experts say. But are they the pathway out of the pandemic?As Ontario broadens its COVID-19 booster eligibility to those aged 50 and up, experts say the threat of the Omicron variant is unclear — and that poorer nations need these doses.CanadaDec 2, 2021
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COVID-19 surge in Europe prompts experts to reconsider booster shotsMany EU countries have already begun giving COVID-19 booster doses to their populations but are using different intervals between the first shots and boosters.HealthNov 24, 2021
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Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine booster shot approved by Health CanadaModerna's COVID-19 vaccine has received Health Canada approval to be used as a booster shot for Canadians 18 years of age or older.HealthNov 12, 2021
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