Fall 2024: COVID-19 vaccine is now available for all individuals in Ontario who are 6 months of age and older, at healthcare provider and pharmacy locations. COVID-19 vaccine is free of charge, regardless of citizenship or immigration status, even if you do not have an Ontario health card...
“The rush to create a COVID-19 vaccine may do more harm than good” (Torreele2020). The article lamented the fact that a vaccine may only provide short term protection or may offer only low vaccine effectiveness (less than 50%). The article quotes Phil Krause, then deputy...
The expressed intentions to take a COVID-19 vaccine that we document in our LMIC samples, if translated into behavior, would meet or exceed the current herd immunity threshold for COVID-19 in many, but not all, countries (estimated to be between 70 and 80%, based on the predominant varia...
We will include randomized clinical trials comparing any vaccine aiming to prevent COVID-19 (including but not limited to messenger RNA; DNA; non-replicating viral vector; replicating viral vector; inactivated virus; protein subunit; dendritic cell; other vaccines) with any comparator (placebo; “...
Last week, the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario told the government that it was “extremely concerned” about what it described as the relatively low prioritization of seniors in the community, saying “this must be corrected urgently.” On Feb. 14, Ontario updated its vaccine guidance ...
Adjusted Odds Ratios (aORs) for Being Vaccinated Among First- and Second-Generation Immigrant Children and Adolescents in Ontario, Canada, by April 24, 2022 View LargeDownload Children were considered vaccinated if they had received at least 1 vaccine dose; adolescents, at least 2 vaccine doses....
(1) Background: Canada had a unique approach to COVID-19 vaccine policy making. The objective of this study was to understand the evolution of COVID-19 vaccination policies in Ontario, Canada, using the policy triangle framework. (2) Methods: We searched government web...
Step 1Preclinical TestA vaccine to animals such as mice or monkeys to see if it produces an immune response. Step 2 Phase I Safety Trials vaccine is given to a small number of people to test safety and dosage as well as to confirm that it stimulates the immune system Step 3 PHASE II ...
The development of several SARS-CoV-2 vaccines has substantially helped reduce morbidity and mortality worldwide. However, breakthrough infections among fully vaccinated people by variants of concern (VOCs) have risen globally1,2,3,4,5,6. Despite the increase in breakthrough cases, vaccine-mediated...
A high COVID-19 vaccine uptake is essential to achieve herd immunity to combat the current strain of COVID-19 and potential future variants. This review aimed to identify factors associated with public intention to receive COVID-19 vaccines until Februar