Vaccination

• Okanaganites reminded to not play with, or touch, bats

  In B.C., between four and eight per cent of bats that come into contact with people have rabies, Interior Health said in an alert reminding people to avoid touching the creatures.

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  May 10
  
• COVID-19: Vaccine experts encourage Nova Scotians to get a booster as uptake stalls

  Nearly 65 per cent of adults in Nova Scotia have received a third dose of COVID vaccine -- a noticeable drop from the 87 per cent who rolled up their sleeves for dose one and two.

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  Apr 28
  
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• COVID-19: More vaccination clinics in May for Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland County, Haliburton

  Along with more clinics, two new COVID-19 vaccination clinic sites will be opening at the Columbus Community Centre in Cobourg and at the Lindsay Exhibition site in Lindsay.

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  Apr 28
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• More protection could be on the way as Manitoba reports weekly COVID-19 numbers

  The province of Manitoba saw more COVID-19 cases than the week before, but severe outcomes like hospitalizations appear to be holding steady.

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  Apr 28
• Kingston-area students now behind on school-based vaccination programs

  Thousands of local Kingston-area students have missed out on Hepatitis B, HPV, Tdap and Meningococcal shots due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  Apr 27
• COVID-19: Additional vaccine clinics added for Peterborough Public Health region

  The health unit says clinics are now available to be booked from April 19 to May 13.

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  Apr 19
• N.B. health minister defends lifting of masking rules

  Minister Dorothy Shephard says data from the school system shows that vaccination is the primary way to protect against COVID-19.

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  Apr 13
• COVID-19: Saskatchewan 4th dose booster expansion now underway

  Saskatchewan residents 70 years and older and residents 50 years and older from First Nations communities are now eligible for their fourth dose.

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  Apr 11
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• B.C. to provide fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine for people age 70+

  The province will start with providing the shot for those living in long term care and those who are clinically extremely vulnerable.

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  Apr 5
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• Omicron COVID-19 variant ‘less severe’ than Delta for kids under 5, new U.S. study says

  A study from the U.S. suggests that children younger than five who are infected with Omicron have less risk of severe health outcomes than those infected with the Delta variant.

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  Apr 2