COVID-19: Canadians aged 50+ should get 4th dose to protect against severe disease, Tam says
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COVID-19: Canadians aged 50+ should get 4th dose to protect against severe disease, Tam says
Description
April 1, 2022
Addressing news that the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) will soon offer guidance on a fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, Canada’s chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam said Friday that people aged 50 and older should get a fourth shot to protect against severe illness.
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COVID-19: Canadians aged 50+ should get 4th dose to protect against severe disease, Tam says00:45 | April 1, 2022 -
Alberta government’s COVID-19 response failed Cargill plant workers: report02:05 | September 28, 2026 -
Health Matters: AB government maintaining $100 COVID-19 vaccine fee02:12 | September 15, 2026 -
Vaccine-injured Canadians testify in Ottawa02:20 | September 13, 2026 -
Auto theft trending toward ‘pre-crisis levels’ across Canada: report00:34 | August 11, 2026 -
U.S. Senate committee holds Dr. Fauci in contempt over refusal to answer questions01:56 | August 6, 2026 -
Fauci faces possible contempt charge after U.S. Senate committee vote01:51 | August 6, 2026 -
Dr. Fauci invokes 5th Amendment during U.S. Senate hearing, refuses to answer any questions05:20 | July 29, 2026 -
Conservative MP calls for public participation in COVID-19 vaccine injury inquiry03:37 | July 9, 2026 -
Thousands of Canadians injured by COVID-19 vaccines to get chance to share their stories in Ottawa01:38 | June 7, 2026 -
Doctors reiterate hantavirus ‘very different disease’ from COVID-1901:58 | May 11, 2026 -
Changes to U.S. CDC child vaccine recommendations spark backlash02:12 | January 6, 2026 -
Health Matters: COVID-19 vaccine can offer protection in pregnancy, new study finds02:30 | December 16, 2025 -
Health Matters: Rising measles cases being fueled in part by vaccine hesitancy around the world, study shows02:34 | October 28, 2025 -
Health Matters: COVID-19 vaccine may help cancer treatments, study finds02:17 | October 23, 2025 -
‘Freedom Convoy’ leaders Tamara Lich, Chris Barber sentenced 12 months house arrest, 6 months curfew00:31 | October 7, 2025 -
Health Matters: Obesity on the rise among Canadian adults02:33 | October 2, 2025 -
Quebec joins Alberta in ending free COVID-19 vaccines for some people02:04 | September 18, 2025 -
Health Matters: COVID-19 positivity rate increasing across Canada, report shows02:23 | September 15, 2025 -
Coldplay once hit pause on touring, but their comeback is unlike anything you’ve ever seen04:21 | September 8, 2025 -
Camila Cabello’s ‘Familia’: Positives of the pandemic and how it inspired her Latin pop album03:27 | August 28, 2025 -
Health Matters: What to know about the summer COVID-19 variant ‘Stratus’02:29 | August 15, 2025 -
Crown seeks up to 8 years in prison for mischief for ‘Freedom Convoy’ organizers01:46 | July 23, 2025 -
Health Matters: Obesity rates increased during COVID-19 pandemic02:30 | July 14, 2025 -
Health Matters: RFK Jr. ousts vaccine advisory committee02:10 | June 10, 2025 -
Health Matters: Gynecologists recommend COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy, while breastfeeding02:29 | May 29, 2025 -
Doctor reflects on five-year anniversary of Covid05:48 | March 14, 2025 -
How life has changed 5 years after COVID-19 pandemic began01:56 | March 11, 2025 -
Deaths from alcohol increased during COVID pandemic: study01:42 | February 3, 2025 -
Critics push back against Alberta COVID-19 vaccine report02:14 | January 26, 2025 -
The impact of the so-called ‘Quad-demic’04:53 | January 17, 2025 -
U.S. presidency ‘has been the honour of my life,’ Biden says during White House toast01:49 | November 23, 2024
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COVID-19: Canadians aged 50+ should get 4th dose to protect against severe disease, Tam says00:45 | April 1, 2022
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Alberta government’s COVID-19 response failed Cargill plant workers: report02:05 | September 28, 2026
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Health Matters: AB government maintaining $100 COVID-19 vaccine fee02:12 | September 15, 2026
-
Vaccine-injured Canadians testify in Ottawa02:20 | September 13, 2026
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Auto theft trending toward ‘pre-crisis levels’ across Canada: report00:34 | August 11, 2026
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U.S. Senate committee holds Dr. Fauci in contempt over refusal to answer questions01:56 | August 6, 2026
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Fauci faces possible contempt charge after U.S. Senate committee vote01:51 | August 6, 2026
-
Dr. Fauci invokes 5th Amendment during U.S. Senate hearing, refuses to answer any questions05:20 | July 29, 2026
-
Conservative MP calls for public participation in COVID-19 vaccine injury inquiry03:37 | July 9, 2026
-
Thousands of Canadians injured by COVID-19 vaccines to get chance to share their stories in Ottawa01:38 | June 7, 2026
-
Doctors reiterate hantavirus ‘very different disease’ from COVID-1901:58 | May 11, 2026
-
Changes to U.S. CDC child vaccine recommendations spark backlash02:12 | January 6, 2026
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Health Matters: COVID-19 vaccine can offer protection in pregnancy, new study finds02:30 | December 16, 2025
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Health Matters: Rising measles cases being fueled in part by vaccine hesitancy around the world, study shows02:34 | October 28, 2025
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Health Matters: COVID-19 vaccine may help cancer treatments, study finds02:17 | October 23, 2025
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‘Freedom Convoy’ leaders Tamara Lich, Chris Barber sentenced 12 months house arrest, 6 months curfew00:31 | October 7, 2025
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Health Matters: Obesity on the rise among Canadian adults02:33 | October 2, 2025
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Quebec joins Alberta in ending free COVID-19 vaccines for some people02:04 | September 18, 2025
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Health Matters: COVID-19 positivity rate increasing across Canada, report shows02:23 | September 15, 2025
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Health Matters: What to know about the summer COVID-19 variant ‘Stratus’02:29 | August 15, 2025
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Crown seeks up to 8 years in prison for mischief for ‘Freedom Convoy’ organizers01:46 | July 23, 2025
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Health Matters: Obesity rates increased during COVID-19 pandemic02:30 | July 14, 2025
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Health Matters: RFK Jr. ousts vaccine advisory committee02:10 | June 10, 2025
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Health Matters: Gynecologists recommend COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy, while breastfeeding02:29 | May 29, 2025
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Doctor reflects on five-year anniversary of Covid05:48 | March 14, 2025
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How life has changed 5 years after COVID-19 pandemic began01:56 | March 11, 2025
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Deaths from alcohol increased during COVID pandemic: study01:42 | February 3, 2025
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Critics push back against Alberta COVID-19 vaccine report02:14 | January 26, 2025
-
The impact of the so-called ‘Quad-demic’04:53 | January 17, 2025
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U.S. presidency ‘has been the honour of my life,’ Biden says during White House toast01:49 | November 23, 2024
COVID-19: Canadians aged 50+ should get 4th dose to protect against severe disease, Tam says
Description
April 1, 2022
Addressing news that the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) will soon offer guidance on a fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, Canada’s chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam said Friday that people aged 50 and older should get a fourth shot to protect against severe illness.
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