HEALTH CANADA
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Health Canada extends expiry date for thousands of AstraZeneca-Oxford doses
Ontario received permission from Health Canada to extend the expiry of some doses of the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine on Saturday, saving thousands…
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Health Canada authorizes Pfizer vaccine for adolescents
Health Canada offered parents anxious about their unvaccinated children some fresh hope today by clearing the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for use in…
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Health Canada holding off on Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine distribution
Health Canada is holding off on distributing the first shipment of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine after it became clear…
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Health Canada wants influencers to help spread messaging
You may soon see Canadian influencers twisting arms, to get shots in arms. Health Canada approves AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine The…
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Pfizer to accelerate COVID-19 vaccine deliveries as Health Canada approves 4th vaccine
Canada's national campaign to inoculate people against the novel coronavirus got good news on two fronts today: one vaccine maker now plans to accelerate…
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Health Canada approves AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine
After a months-long review, Health Canada regulators today approved the COVID-19 vaccine from Oxford University-AstraZeneca for use in Canada —…
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AstraZeneca vaccine review is in the ‘final stages,’ Health Canada says
Health Canada's chief medical adviser said today the department is poised to make a decision on whether to authorize a promising…
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Health Canada says Pfizer’s vaccine vials can be stretched to 6 doses
After an independent regulatory review, Health Canada has agreed with a request from Pfizer to recognize that each vial of…
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Saskatchewan now has highest active case rate of COVID-19 in country: Health Canada
Despite a drop in new cases on Tuesday, Saskatchewan's rate of active COVID-19 cases is now the highest in the…
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Health Canada warns against company selling unlicensed PPE online
Health Canada is warning that unauthorized personal protective equipment and medical devices are being sold online, and they may not…
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Health Canada approves Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
Health Canada has approved Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for use in this country, clearing the way for thousands of doses to…
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Some doctors, therapists get Health Canada permission to use magic mushrooms
Four months after it allowed a handful of palliative care patients to use psilocybin as a way to relieve end-of-life…
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Health Canada approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
Health Canada regulators have given the green light to Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, a key step toward launching the biggest inoculation program in Canada's…
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Janssen seeks Health Canada approval for its COVID-19 vaccine
A fourth company has submitted its COVID-19 vaccine candidate for Health Canada approval, Health Minister Patty Hajdu said Monday
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Health Canada to release COVID Alert app geared to health care workers
Health Canada is working to release an update of the COVID Alert app designed especially for health care workers after…
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Promising new therapy for COVID-19 cleared by U.S., still under review by Health Canada
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has just given the green light to a promising monoclonal antibody therapy co-developed by…
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Health Canada approves first rapid antigen COVID-19 test
Health Canada regulators today approved another rapid COVID-19 test — the first antigen device to receive the necessary approvals for…
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Early tests suggest new Canadian technology could detect the coronavirus in the air
A Canadian company says it has developed a wall-mounted device that detects the presence of the novel coronavirus in the…
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Health Canada changes course on COVID-19 testing at home
Health Canada is willing to consider approving home COVID-19 tests to screen for the virus, a spokesperson for the minister…
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U.S. drug company Novavax signs deal to supply 76 million doses of possible COVID-19 vaccine to Canada
Canada’s federal government has signed an agreement in principle to acquire up to 76 million doses of a…
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Quebec won’t use COVID-19 notification app for now
Quebec won’t use a smartphone application to notify the public about potential exposure to COVID-19 for now, arguing…
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As school year nears, some warn Canada lagging behind on approving COVID-19 saliva tests
Giving a school-aged child an invasive, uncomfortable nasal swab test for COVID-19 might be tricky. Asking them to spit…
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Health officials warn of potential ‘fall peak’ in COVID-19 cases in Canada
Canada’s top doctors say they’re striving for a best-case scenario but preparing for the worst: a so-called “fall peak”…
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Health Canada recalls more than 50 hand sanitizers in evolving list
Health Canada is recalling more than 50 hand sanitizers that contain ingredients “not acceptable for use” that may pose…
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Health Canada recalls some hand sanitizers over industrial-grade ethanol content
Health Canada says some hand sanitizers are being recalled because they contain industrial-grade ethanol. The agency says industrial-grade ethanol contains…
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Canadians are accidentally poisoning themselves while cleaning to prevent COVID-19
From people experiencing burning eyes and trouble breathing to children drinking hand sanitizer, there’s been a jump in the number…
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Health Canada pauses regulatory approval for COVID-19 rapid test
Health Canada is restricting the use of a made-in-Canada, rapid COVID-19 test created by Spartan Bioscience after the National Microbiology…
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Feds approve new ingredient to boost hand sanitizer output to battle COVID-19 crisis
Health Canada has given its stamp of approval to a product that could dramatically boost the dwindling supply of hand…
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Starting today, you can buy edibles online through the Ontario Cannabis Store
Cannabis edibles, extracts and topicals will be available for sale through the Ontario Cannabis Store’s website this morning. The province’s…
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Juul to stop selling most flavoured vaping pods in Canada
Juul Labs will stop selling most of its flavoured vaping pods in Canada, CBC News has confirmed. The company will…
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