VACCINATION
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Ontario long-term care homes near 98% vaccination rate among staff, sources say
Facing an imminent deadline to get their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine or lose their jobs, nearly 98 per…
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Getting on a plane soon? Here’s what you need to know about new vaccination requirements
The federal government announced new exemptions and a grace period for unvaccinated foreign nationals today, along with details of its vaccine…
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RCMP union says it supports a Mountie’s ‘right’ to refuse vaccination
The RCMP's union says it supports the "right" of RCMP officers to refuse to get vaccinated and will back up any member who…
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Ontario reports 218 new COVID-19 cases, passes key vaccination target for further reopening
Ontario reported 218 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday — the most on a single day in about a month — while also surpassing…
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Quebec offers extra dose to travellers whose vaccination status isn’t recognized
The Quebec government is offering an extra dose of mRNA vaccine to people who want to travel to countries that…
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Ontario sees 345 new COVID-19 cases, passes key vaccination benchmark for reopening
Ontario reported 345 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday as the province managed a second straight day of more than…
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Alberta’s COVID-19 vaccination rates tied to levels of formal education, data shows
An analysis of COVID-19 vaccination rates in Alberta suggests one socio-economic factor, in particular, is correlated to vaccine uptake. And…
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Restaurants, gyms reopen in Montreal as province shifts vaccination effort to schools
Montreal and Laval are taking another step on the long, winding road back to normality on Monday as the two regions will be…
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Vaccination slots fill up fast as eligibility lowered to 40
Ontarians as young as 40 are now eligible to receive the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, but as many are discovering, getting the jab…
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Canadá
Vaccination rate is 6 times higher in Indigenous communities than in general population
Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says the nationwide push to prioritize First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities for the COVID-19…
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Canadá
Trudeau, premiers to discuss pace of COVID-19 vaccinations in virtual meeting
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will convene a virtual First Ministers meeting today, with speeding up COVID-19 vaccinations high on the…
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Ontario to begin vaccinations next week in Toronto, Ottawa
The first vaccines will go to health-care workers at long-term care homes and other high-risk places, Premier Doug Ford said in…
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High rate of vaccination refusal at 12 Toronto alternative schools creates measles risk, officials say
A dozen Toronto alternative schools have enough students who aren’t vaccinated due to their parents’ personal beliefs to put their…
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Group behind legal challenge to child vaccination system to hold rally in Toronto
A group launching a legal challenge to Ontario’s child vaccination system is planning a rally at the provincial legislature today.…
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Toronto approves strategy to combat anti-vaccination as parents accuse city of ‘genocide’
Tensions flared at Toronto city hall on Monday as a large group of anti-vaccination parents protested against the city’s decision to…
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Toronto launches petition demanding Ford government reverse funding cuts
The City of Toronto has launched a petition demanding that the Doug Ford government reverse its funding cuts. According to…
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Canadá
Why some experts say it’s time for Twitter and Facebook to ban anti-vaccination posts
As measles cases continue to rise in Canada and the U.S., experts are calling on social media platforms to ban anti-vaccination posts,…
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Toronto investigating 2 confirmed cases of measles
Toronto Public Health officials say members of the public may have been exposed to measles in number of places early…
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Doctors worry as anti-vaccination messages escalate from social media misinformation to personal threats
As anti-vaccination groups fight back against public health campaigns to promote immunization in the face of measles outbreaks, some Canadian…
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Father of Grade 1 student suspended over vaccination records highlights ‘bureaucratic black hole’
The father of a seven-year-old Toronto student is speaking out about what he says is a “bureaucratic black hole” when…
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Reporting delays could be why vaccination rates for 7-year-olds so low, Toronto public health says
As many as one quarter of seven-year-olds in the public school system last year were listed as not fully vaccinated,…
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