Vaccine Access

• Low COVID-19 vaccine uptake in vulnerable Ottawa neighbourhoods blamed on barriers

  Ottawa Public Health released data Wednesday showing that many of the communities hardest hit by COVID-19 are also experiencing the lowest rates of vaccination.

  Health

  Aug 11, 2021
  
• G20 summit looks to boost vaccine access, may sidestep push for patent waiver

  The one-day virtual event, hosted by G20 president Italy and the European Commission, is billed as the first major summit to focus on ways to overcome the health crisis.

  World

  May 21, 2021
  
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• COVID-19: Londoners urged to take advantage of expanded access to AstraZeneca vaccine

  'Please don't wait for Pfizer to become available to you. If AstraZeneca is available, go grab that and get yourself vaccinated. You'll be a lot safer.'

  Health

  Apr 19, 2021
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• ‘Everyone is at risk’: Migrants and undocumented workers need the COVID-19 vaccine too

  Advocates are calling on federal and provincial governments to ensure migrant and undocumented workers have access to COVID-19 vaccines.

  Health

  Mar 20, 2021
• For poorer countries, road to coronavirus vaccines far longer than the West

  COVAX — created to ensure the entire world has access to COVID-19 vaccines — has secured only a fraction of the 2 billion doses it hopes to buy over the next year.

  World

  Dec 15, 2020