Vaccines

• N.S. to fund MenB vaccine for some post-secondary students living in dorms

  The province has announced it will cover the $300 cost for those deemed at high risk of contracting the potentially fatal disease.

  Health

  May 25
  
• B.C. biotech company expands antibody research, more than doubles Vancouver expansion

  AbCellera Biologics has revealed a new $700-million project that will add research and development capacity to the manufacturing plant that has been in the works since 2020.

  Health

  May 24
  
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• 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
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• Kingston Health Sciences Centre to close COVID-19 assessment centre

  Nearly three years after it opened, Kingston Health Sciences Centre is closing its COVID-19 assessment centre at the Beechgrove Complex on Feb. 24.

  Health

  Feb 1
• Winnipeg doctor encourages bivalent COVID-19 vaccine as uptake slows, variant spreads

  Amid shrinking availability and demand, a Winnipeg doctor is urging Manitobans to get their bivalent COVID-19 vaccine as the XBB.1.5 subvariant surges across North America.

  Health

  Jan 8
• Meningitis B outbreak at Dalhousie continues, vaccines made available

  Two cases of meningitis B at a Dalhousie University student residence have been confirmed. Public Health is now providing vaccines to those considered to be at high risk.

  Health

  Dec 19, 2022
• ‘I urge you to get the flu shot’: Alberta mom whose daughter was intubated in ICU

  As hospitals struggle with a surge in pediatric respiratory patients, parents and doctors alike are urging prevention, including immunizations for flu and COVID.

  Health

  Dec 6, 2022
• ‘The numbers are staggering’: Patient surge at Alberta Children’s Hospital results in halt of respite services

  The Rotary Flames House is temporarily pausing its services and discharging all its respite patients to redeploy staff to Alberta Children's Hospital.

  Health

  Dec 3, 2022
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• Ontario pediatric infectious disease experts urge parents to get kids vaccinated

  Infectious disease experts at Ontario’s major pediatric centres are urging caregivers to get their young kids vaccinated against COVID-19 and influenza.

  Health

  Nov 30, 2022
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• No Alberta vaccine discrimination bill a pivot for Premier Smith: Analyst

  Premier Danielle Smith is making direct calls to businesses and organizations that still have vaccine mandates for COVID-19 in place, asking them to reconsider those measures.

  Politics

  Nov 29, 2022