Vaccine Hesitancy

• B.C. doctor suing Interior Health for wrongful suspension

  Charles Hoffe says his vaccine safety concerns led him to be suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Canada

  Apr 25, 2023
  
• Whooping cough outbreak grows in Alberta: ‘Any rise in cases is concerning’

  A whooping cough outbreak in Alberta is growing at a time when a report shows that perception of the importance of routine childhood vaccinations has declined.

  Health

  Apr 21, 2023
  
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• COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy associated with increased risk of traffic crashes in Ontario: study

  In a recent study published in The American Journal of Medicine, researchers tested whether COVID-19 vaccination was associated with the risks of traffic crashes in Ontario. 

  Canada

  Dec 13, 2022
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• 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
• COVID-19 vaccination rate lower among urban Indigenous people, study shows. Why? 

  Despite prioritization, COVID-19 vaccine uptake for First Nations, Inuit and Métis people in Toronto and London was 20 per cent lower than the overall population, new study shows.

  Health

  Aug 1, 2022
• B.C. doctor suspended over COVID-19 allegations

  The College of Physicians and Surgeons has suspended a doctor while it completes an investigation into allegations that he circumvented COVID-19 public health orders.

  Health

  Mar 29, 2022
• COVID-19: Meet a N.B. pharmacist and how he’s taking on vaccine hesitancy

  One New Brunswick pharmacist is taking time to help people who are vaccine hesitant to get the shot amid the Omicron wave and government pleas for people to get booster doses.

  Health

  Jan 18, 2022
• Parents with vaccine worries should talk to their doctor, says B.C. pediatrician

  A pediatrician who has researched COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among parents says people with concerns about the shot should seek trusted information from their doctors.

  Health

  Jan 8, 2022
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• Melville, Sask. mayor pleased to hear about high COVID-19 vaccine uptake

  The mayor of Melville, Sask., was pleased to hear about the city’s high COVID-19 vaccination uptake from health officials.

  Canada

  Nov 22, 2021
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• Community leaders urge remaining 45% of Toronto’s Indigenous to get vaccine

  According to a new report, just 55% of Indigenous people over 15 years old in Toronto have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, leaving roughly 32,000 people without protection.

  Health

  Nov 5, 2021