Tag: COVID-19 vaccine boosters

One-in-Five Canadians Hesitant to Receive Further COVID-19 Boosters: Survey

Around one-in-five Canadians are hesitant to get a future COVID-19 booster shot, with nearly 60 percent of those reluctant saying they had concerns with the vaccine’s safety, according to in-house research by the Department of Health. Respondents who were reluctant to get a COVID-19 booster dose cited concerns about the safety or potential side effects as…


FDA Officials Push Back After Adviser Says Young, Healthy People Don’t Need New COVID-19 Boosters

Top U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials are countering an adviser’s position that young, healthy people do not need the updated COVID-19 vaccine boosters. Drs. Robert Califf and Peter Marks pointed to a study that analyzed the immune response from 12 people after receiving one of the updated boosters, compared with 23 people who…