Vaccinations

• Waterloo Public Health issues suspension orders issued for more than 18,000 elementary school kids

  Waterloo Public Health says it has issued 18,643 suspension orders for elementary students in the area whose vaccination records aren’t in order.

  Canada

  Feb 12
  
• Measles cases ‘just a matter of time’ in Alberta, warn doctors pushing for provincial action

  Health experts warn that higher vaccination rates are needed in Alberta to prevent measles cases from spreading here like they have in Europe.

  Health

  Feb 9
  
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• ‘It’s not too late’: B.C. pharmacists renew push for respiratory season vaccine uptake

  According to Statistics Canada, some 53 per cent of British Columbians over 65 are vaccinated against pneumonia — a far cry from Ottawa's goal of 80 per cent vaccine coverage.

  Health

  Dec 4, 2023
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• With respiratory illness season here, Manitoba experts say ‘get that booster shot’

  Professor of disease modelling at York University, said Canadians, including Manitobans, are more vulnerable outbreaks because immunity is running low, and getting lower.

  Health

  Nov 15, 2023
• Ontario doctors weigh in on screen time and vaccinations ahead of back-to-school

  As parents prepare to send their children back to school, doctors in Ontario shared advice on routine, screen time and the risk of COVID-19 that lingers in the background.

  Health

  Aug 24, 2023
• Quebec paramedics see pay cut for COVID-19 vaccination, testing

  The front-line health-care workers who are registered in the JeContribue program are no longer entitled to $32-an-hour pay to vaccinate or test people for COVID-19.

  Canada

  Jan 16, 2023
• COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among Sask. parents still a top concern, epidemiologist says

  A report by Saskatchewan report on vaccine hesitancy among parents offers recommendations on local, provincial and federal levels to encourage uptake of children's COVID-19 shots.

  Canada

  Oct 19, 2022
• N.S. begins booking seasonal flu shots, ordered 474,000 doses this year

  The influenza vaccine is available free to all Nova Scotians over six months old, from most pharmacies, family doctors, nurse practitioners and family practice nurses.

  Health

  Oct 17, 2022
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• Toronto to resume in-school vaccination clinics this September

  Pandemic shutdowns interrupted more than the learning of Ontario's students — tens of thousands are behind on their vaccinations.

  Health

  Sep 1, 2022
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• B.C. Indigenous family brings home ashes of unvaccinated loved one

  Tyrone Joseph fought hard to promote science and vaccinations after his sister’s death and he hopes others can learn from their tragic experience.

  Health

  Aug 21, 2022