Category: National Advisory Committee on Immunization

Fourth COVID Booster Shot Now Recommended for Vulnerable Groups: Federal Panel

March 6, 2023
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A panel advising the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) on vaccines has recommended another COVID booster shot for certain vulnerable groups starting this month. “Evidence suggests that a fourth dose of an original monovalent COVID-19 vaccine provides an increase in vaccine effectiveness (VE) against infection,” wrote the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) in…

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112 Monkeypox Cases Confirmed in Canada, Says Tam

June 10, 2022
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A total of 112 cases of Monkeypox have been confirmed in four provinces, Chief Public Health Officer Teresa Tam said Friday as she provided an update on the virus in Canada. Ninety-eight cases have so far been confirmed in Quebec, nine in Ontario, four in Alberta, and one in British Columbia, Tam said in a…

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Racialized Adults on Revised Federal COVID-19 Vaccination Priority List

February 15, 2021
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OTTAWA—Adults from racialized communities disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic should be prioritized for shots in the second stage of the vaccination campaign, says new guidance from Canada’s national advisory committee on immunization. The advice also would see all essential workers who can’t do their jobs from home moved into the second stage, instead of…

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