As of Dec. 16, Canada has administered over 64 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines. Latest data indicate that over 81 percent of the total population has received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose and over 76 percent are now fully vaccinated. Among children aged 5-11, 32 percent have ...
OTTAWA, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- Canada approved the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine for people aged 18 and over on Thursday, making it the fifth COVID-19 vaccine authorized in the country after AstraZeneca, Moderna, Pfizer and Johnson and Johnson. Health Canada said in a news release the vaccine ...
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People line up at a COVID-19 testing clinic Wednesday, March 24, 2021 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz Canada soared past its one millionth diagnosis of COVID-19 on Saturday, reaching the grim milestone the same day it administered its six millionth dose of vaccine to protect a...
Understanding the role of COVID‐19 related stress, conspiracy theories, health literacy, racial discrimination experiences, and confidence in health authorities can inform programs to increase vaccination coverage. We sought to analyze these factors and vaccine uptake among Black individuals in Canada. ...
Canada is looking to expand the use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to include people over the age of 65, reversing an early recommendation that it should not be given to seniors. Meanwhile, more European countries have paused the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine over fears of blood ...
SARS-CoV-2 vaccines provide significant protection against severe illness and death from COVID-19, in addition to reducing community transmission. Emerging research has identified factors associated with vaccine uptake among adults who use drugs; however, less is known about youth and young adults who...
How to use the vaccine queue calculator? Follow these steps to calculate your likely place in the COVID vaccine queue. The first section is all about you. Please enter your age in years (16 to 120). Generally, the older you are, the sooner you'll be called up to have the vaccine. ...
There's no risk of getting COVID-19 from an mRNA vaccine. Viral vector-based vaccines Viral vector-based vaccines are old-school and have been used in vaccine delivery for decades. A harmless adenovirus, which can cause the common cold, are used to produce the "spike" protei...
OTTAWA, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Canada on Thursday approved the use of the Moderna Spikevax (50 mcg) COVID-19 vaccine in children 6 to 11 years of age. Health Canada said in a statement that this is the second COVID-19 vaccine authorized in Canada for use in this younger age group. ...