"We recognize that it is going to be important to get our economy going and that we will have to do it in phases. We will have to remain vigilant until such a point as a vaccine against COVID-19 is found." APRIL 13, 2020 The situation: Current t...
about potential side effects, particularly regarding the long-term effects of novel vaccinations. These concerns may reflect broader societal anxieties, which have been intensified by widespread misinformation and an overload of vaccine information. Moreover, participants highlighted a lack of trust in th...
The City of Toronto has extended its Read and Vax campaign until the end of March, allowing the public to get their COVID-19 vaccine at library branches.Read more… First Nations in Manitoba keeping COVID-19 rules despite easing in province Manitoba has lifted the last of its pandemic-relat...
Vaccine hesitancy 1. Introduction Vaccination has been a pivotal intervention to control the COVID-19 pandemic. In Canada, vaccinations started in mid-December 2020, with provinces and territories immunizing priority groups first and progressively opening up eligibility. In general, Canadians have been...
Several provinces were also expanding their vaccine eligibility on Monday in anticipation of larger shipments in the coming days. Ontario and Manitoba lowered the age of eligibility for the general public to register for shots to 75 and 65, respectively. In Manitoba, Indigenous p...
The availability of ABO-compatible convalescent plasma from donors who had recovered from COVID-19 infection was an eligibility requirement. Exclusion criteria were (1) more than 12 d from the onset of respiratory symptoms; (2) imminent or current intubation; (3) a contraindication to plasma ...
(number 602525) during the conduct of the study; and grants from MRC/UKRI MRC (MR/W024977/1 ), Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Trevena, Imperial, British Heart Foundation, grants from MRC/UKRI, European Commission Horizon 2020 European AIDS Vaccine Initiative 2020, and MRC/UKRI and personal fees ...
As provinces begin rolling out their booster programs to fend off new waves of COVID-19, vaccine eligibility could lead to more waste, said Dr. Leyla Asadi, an Edmonton-based infectious diseases doctor. “If doses are being discarded because of a lack of eligibility or strict cri...
Provinces welcomed both the vaccine’s approval and imminent arrival, but largely held off on disclosing plans for getting shots into children’s arms until supplies had arrived. New Brunswick issued a statement Sunday saying vaccine eligibility will be expanded to include children aged five t...
New Brunswick issued a statement Sunday saying vaccine eligibility will be expanded to include children aged five to 11 as soon as supply of the pediatric doses are received, but the province didn’t offer information about when that’s expected. ...