Vaccine Distribution

• COVID-19: AstraZeneca vaccine supply dries up in B.C. Interior

  “The doses that Interior Health has received have all been administered," a health official said.

  Health

  Apr 22, 2021
  
• EU blocks vaccine export to Australia as it plans to extend supply controls

  The measures mean companies must get EU authorization before they can export COVID-19 vaccines.

  World

  Mar 4, 2021
  
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• Social vulnerability matters in vaccine rollout, says international research team

  Maxwell Smith says 'even relatively innocuous criteria' like age should be balanced with factors like income or access to health care when deciding who gets COVID-19 vaccines when.

  Health

  Feb 25, 2021
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• Ontario family physicians seeking more details from government on COVID-19 vaccine rollout

  Many family physicians told Global News they have been fielding calls daily from their patients asking for details about the COVID-19 vaccine.

  Health

  Feb 22, 2021
• U.S. to begin $4B vaccine rollout to poor nations around world

  The move comes as Canada has asked the U.S. for help with its vaccine supplies.

  World

  Feb 18, 2021
• UN chief calls for global plan to overturn ‘unfair’ vaccine access

  The secretary-general called on the world’s major economic powers to establish an emergency task force to establish a plan and coordinate its implementation and financing.

  Health

  Feb 17, 2021
• Review underway at B.C. vaccine clinics over concerns of queue-jumping

  Officials said "appropriate action" will be taken in the wake of recent reports of queue-jumping at Fraser Health and Vancouver Coastal Health.

  Health

  Jan 13, 2021
• Explaining why the Maritimes provinces are leaving the Moderna vaccine to chill

  Nova Scotia and New Brunswick both now have thousands of doses of the Moderna vaccine on hand, with no plans to distribute them until at least next week.

  Health

  Dec 31, 2020
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• In the fight against COVID-19, wealth plays a significant role

  As COVID-19 vaccination begins in Canada and the U.S., experts warn that less than 10 per cent of people in the world’s poorest countries will have access to vaccines.

  Health

  Dec 20, 2020
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• Ontario government announces members of its COVID-19 vaccine panel

  Key tasks include delivery, logistics and administration, clinical guidance as well as public education and outreach.

  Health

  Dec 4, 2020