OTTAWA—Canada’s national panel of vaccine experts says a worsening pandemic and limited supplies of COVID-19 vaccines are good enough reasons to temporarily delay giving a second dose but would prefer the planned schedule is followed whenever possible. The two COVID-19 vaccines approved for use in Canada both require two doses, with Pfizer and BioNTech’s vaccine…
Vaccine Panel Says Canada Can Delay Second Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine If Shortage
Ontario Expedites COVID-19 Vaccinations in Long Term Care as Military Lends Support
Canada’s largest province plans to administer the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in all nursing and high-risk retirement homes by the middle of next month as it works to boost its immunization capacity. The Ontario government says it is stepping up immunizations in long-term care homes now that it has protocols in place to…
Seven Residents at Montreal Care Home Get COVID-19 After Receiving First Vaccine Dose
MONTREAL—Seven residents of a Montreal long-term care centre who received a first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine have contracted COVID-19. Management at the Maimonides Geriatric Centre informed patients in a notice sent Tuesday, noting that residents were infected within the first 28 days of receiving their first of two vaccine doses. Quebec has decided to…
Nunavut Officials Urge Residents to Get COVID Vaccine, About 400 Shots Given so Far
Nunavut officials are urging residents to get immunized against COVID-19 as the vaccine starts to roll out across the territory. Nunavut’s chief public health officer, Dr. Michael Patterson, says about 400 people have so far received their first doses of the Moderna vaccine. With 25 fly-in only communities spread across three time zones, the vaccine…
BC’s Top Doctor Says Gap Between Vaccine Doses Rooted in Science
VICTORIA—British Columbia’s top doctor says the first dose of a vaccine for COVID-19 gives “amazing” immunity, so the government’s decision to allow for a 35-day gap before the second dose is administered is rooted in science. Dr. Bonnie Henry’s statements come as B.C. recorded a grim milestone Monday, reaching 1,000 COVID-19 related deaths. She says…
Calls for Mandatory COVID-19 Tests for Air Passengers As Cases of UK Strain Appear in Australia
The appearance in Australia of the more contagious UK strain of COVID-19 has prompted calls by political leaders and health experts to require people to test negative before they may board repatriation flights. However, the prime minister is not convinced and said most airlines are already testing passengers. On Tuesday, Western Australia Premier Mark McGowan said…
PM Dismisses Labor Leader’s Vaccine Worries Explaining ‘We Can’t Cut Corners’
Prime Minister Scott Morrison dismissed criticisms from the leader of the opposition that he has “dropped the ball” on securing a CCP virus vaccine causing Australia to lag behind the rest of the world in administering vaccinations. Morrison said that Australia was “still on track” for a vaccine to be rolled out in March, and brushed…
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