The senior Health Canada official who had final authority for the approval of the COVID-19 vaccines says the surveillance system to monitor its adverse events falls far short on providing an accurate picture of the situation. “We do expect there to be a lot of underreporting,” said Dr. Celia Lourenco, acting associate assistant deputy minister…
Approving Authority on COVID-19 Vaccines Says Underreporting of Adverse Events a ‘Common Problem’
July 24, 2023
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EXCLUSIVE: Public Health Knew Vaccinated Could Carry Same Viral Loads as Unvaccinated Before Mandates Were Imposed
A briefing from federal health authorities setting out the rationale for imposing vaccine mandates in the fall of 2021 raised ethical concerns and acknowledged that the vaccinated may transmit COVID-19 as much as the unvaccinated, but it nevertheless encouraged mandatory injections. “There is some emerging evidence documenting that COVID-19 cases (Delta variant) in fully vaccinated…
EXCLUSIVE: Public Health Knew Vaccinated Could Carry Same Viral Loads as Unvaccinated Before Mandates Imposed
A briefing document from federal health authorities setting out the rationale for imposing vaccine mandates in the fall of 2021 raised ethical concerns and acknowledged that the vaccinated may transmit COVID-19 as much as the unvaccinated, but it nevertheless encouraged mandatory injections. “There is some emerging evidence documenting that COVID-19 cases (Delta variant) in fully…
Canada’s Health Agency Threw Out 5.4 Million N95 Masks Shortly Before Pandemic: Audit
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) threw away around 5.4 million N95 masks just a year before the COVID-19 pandemic hit—at which time Canada experienced a shortage of the masks—according to an internal audit. The largest-scale disposal of N95 masks came after PHAC closed three private medical supply warehouses in 2019, says a federal report…
Public Health Drops Contract to Collect Online Data on Vaccine Hesitant
A plan by the Public Health Agency of Canada to hire a social media intelligence company to collect data on individuals who are vaccine hesitant has been shelved. The agency had posted an Advance Contract Award Notice on the government’s tender notices portal in December, indicating that U.K.-based firm Pulsar Platform would be awarded the…
Public Health Agency Drops Contract to Collect Online Data on Vaccine Hesitant
A plan by the Public Health Agency of Canada to hire a social media intelligence company to collect data on individuals who are vaccine hesitant has been shelved. The agency had posted an Advance Contract Award Notice on the government’s tender notices portal in December, indicating that U.K.-based firm Pulsar Platform would be awarded the…
Health Canada Did Not Recommended Travel Vaccine Mandate, Official Behind the Policy Testifies
The federal government bureaucrat who wrote the policy that prevented unvaccinated Canadians from flying or travelling by train said she has no recollection of health officials recommending a vaccine mandate for travel, according to court documents. Jennifer Little, director general of COVID Recovery at Transport Canada, made the comments on June 9 and 10 while…
Pandemic Measures to Remain at Border for at Least Another Month, PHAC Announces
The Public Health Agency of Canada says COVID-19 restrictions at the border will remain in place for at least another month. The agency made the announcement on Twitter, the day after Parliament voted down a Conservative opposition motion to revert to pre-pandemic rules for travel. Several pandemic restrictions are in place at Canadian airports and…
Health Agency’s Use of Cellphone Data Lacked Transparency, Committee Hears
The government’s program using cellphone mobility data from Canadians to inform public health policies was under review again on Feb. 28 by the House ethics committee, with witnesses arguing that while privacy might have been respected, transparency was lacking and the country’s privacy laws are outdated. Michael Geist, a law professor at the University of…
Fewer Than 5 Cases Approved by Canada’s Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Since Launch in June
The national program that allows Canadians to report serious and permanent injuries after receiving a Health Canada-authorized vaccine—including COVID-19 vaccines—has released new figures on how many people have reported and requested compensation. The Vaccine Injury Support Program, which was announced by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) last December and officially launched in June,…
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