COVAX donates first AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines to Nicaragua
In late February, Nicaragua received its first batch of vaccine doses from an initial donation of Russia's Sputnik V product.
View ArticleCanada adds 2,821 new coronavirus cases as total infections top 915K
In a series of tweets on Tuesday, Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam said national case counts are "now on the rise, exceeding 3,190 daily cases over the past week."
View ArticleCanada has asked U.S. for COVID-19 vaccine help, White House confirms
Psaki is repeating what she's been saying for weeks: that President Joe Biden's priority is to ensure every American is vaccinated first.
View ArticlePfizer CFO hints at raising COVID-19 vaccine price, but company says ‘too...
So far, the COVID-19 vaccine's pricing has been driven by the pandemic and 'the needs of governments to really secure doses from the various vaccine suppliers,' Pfizer's CFO said.
View ArticleA look at who will receive COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks in each...
Here's a list of the inoculation plans throughout Canada.
View ArticleCOVID-19 vaccine: Second dose delay ‘more risky’ for seniors, experts warn
A growing chorus of voices argues elderly and vulnerable individuals should be exempted from the four-month interval regimen between COVID-19 vaccine doses.
View ArticleCanada confirms delayed Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses will arrive next week
Procurement Minister Anita Anand said the shipment of nearly 600,000 doses will bump the total number of vaccine doses Canada is set to receive next week to 3.2 million.
View ArticleA look at who’s set to receive COVID 19 vaccines in the coming weeks in each...
Health Canada anticipates a total of 36.5 million doses from Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and the AstraZeneca vaccine from the Serum Institute of India by June 30.
View ArticleCOVID-19 vaccine appointments booked up for April in Leeds, Grenville, Lanark
Although there are no spots left in the province's COVID-19 vaccine booking system, the health unit asks those who are eligible to put their names on a local contingency list.
View ArticleSome provinces give pharmacists a variety of COVID-19 vaccines. Why isn’t...
Manitoba pharmacists are ready and willing to give out more COVID-19 vaccines, but they can't until the province says so.
View ArticleAll adults in U.S. to be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine on April 19, Biden says
Biden said his administration is on schedule to meet his new goal of distributing 200 million doses of the vaccine during his first 100 days in office.
View ArticleOntario’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout hampered by shipment delays, provincial...
"The greatest challenge to Ontario’s vaccine rollout remains a stable and reliable supply of vaccines," a spokesperson for the Ontario Ministry of Health said.
View ArticleCOVID-19: Ottawa community vaccination clinics opening more appointments for May
Ottawa is opening up four weeks of COVID-19 vaccination appointments at its community clinics thanks to a newly confirmed supply of doses for the month ahead.
View ArticlePeel Region to allow all those 18+ to book COVID-19 vaccine appointment...
Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie said the expansion in eligibility applies to all Peel Region residents, regardless of whether or not they live in a designated hot spot.
View ArticleWoodbine Racetrack opens pop-up COVID-19 vaccine clinic to all Toronto hot...
The clinic is open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. (or until supply runs out) on Thursday and Friday for all those who live and work in Toronto hot spot communities.
View ArticleCanada’s Medicago says its COVID-19 vaccine shows promising antibody results...
Medicago said a Phase 2 clinical trial involving hundreds of participants found the vaccine appears to produce 10 times the antibodies as are seen in people who have had COVID-19.
View ArticleJapan approves Moderna, AstraZeneca vaccines as it races to stem COVID-19 wave
It's the latest effort to contain a worrying surge in infections weeks ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, and comes as a state of emergency expands to cover nearly half of the country.
View ArticlePercentage of Canadians who have 1st COVID-19 vaccine surpasses U.S.
The percentage of Canadians who have received their first COVID-19 vaccine has, for the first time, surpassed the United States.
View ArticleCanada to keep holding back J&J COVID-19 vaccines until U.S. lab probe is...
Health Canada has quarantined 300,000 doses of the vaccine that were delivered in late April, pending a review to determine they weren't tainted at a U.S. manufacturing facility.
View ArticleU.S. CDC looking into heart inflammation in some youths after COVID-19...
The condition, myocarditis, often goes away without complications and can be caused by a variety of viruses, according to the CDC.
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