VACCINE
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Canada’s top doctor says talks underway to obtain more vaccine to fight monkeypox
Canada’s top doctor says negotiations are underway for more vaccine to curtail monkeypox as confirmed cases reached 278 nationwide. Chief…
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Medicago’s homegrown, plant-based COVID-19 vaccine approved by Health Canada
Medicago‘s plant-based COVID-19 vaccine is now approved by Health Canada, which will soon give Canadians the option of getting…
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Canada’s first homegrown COVID-19 vaccine shows high efficacy
Canada's first homegrown COVID-19 vaccine has shown high efficacy against infection during Phase 3 clinical trials, the drugmakers behind the plant-based…
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Ontario long-term care staff must have first COVID vaccine to attend work today
Ontario long-term care staff must have received their first COVID-19 vaccine dose to go to work today
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Health Canada authorizes Moderna COVID-19 vaccine as a booster shot
Health Canada has authorized Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine (also known as Spikevax) for use as a booster shot
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Health Canada approves Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for use as booster
Health Canada has approved a booster of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine for people over the age of 18
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Toronto Zoo introduces mandatory COVID-19 vaccine policy for all visitors
From Monday Oct. 25, all visitors to Toronto Zoo will need to be vaccinated against COVID-19
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City of Toronto announces mandatory COVID-19 vaccination or its employees
Mayor John Tory was joined by City Manager Chris Murray and Chief People Officer Omo Akintan to announce a…
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Porter Airlines, other companies to require COVID-19 vaccine or negative test for all staff
Porter Airlines will require all of its staff to either get vaccinated against COVID-19 or test negative for the coronavirus…
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No proof of vaccine required at TIFF; masks, testing for media, talent mandatory
The Toronto International Film Festival says proof of COVID-19 vaccination won't be required to enter its venues, but masks will…
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Canada has enough vaccine doses for all eligible Canadians, PM says
Canada has enough COVID-19 vaccine doses to fully vaccinate everyone eligible in the country, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said at a Moncton, N.B., vaccine…
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SickKids reports handful of ‘rare’ heart inflammation cases following COVID-19 vaccine
The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) is reporting a handful of cases of myocarditis — inflammation of the heart — after patients received the mRNA-based COVID-19…
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Vaccine committee says provinces should give AstraZeneca recipients a different vaccine for second dose
The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) is recommending the provinces stop administering the AstraZeneca vaccine in most cases —…
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All adults in Ontario to be eligible for 2nd dose of COVID-19 vaccine by June 28, province says
Ontario says it is moving up appointments for second doses of COVID-19 vaccines for a number of groups in the…
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Alberta is offering $3M in lottery winnings to encourage people to get their COVID-19 vaccine
Alberta is offering $3 million in cash to encourage more people to get a COVID-19 vaccine
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How Canada rose to the top for 1st doses of COVID-19 vaccine
For months now, noted American cardiologist and researcher Eric Topol has been keenly following the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines around the world. And he…
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Ontario logs 914 new COVID-19 cases, opens more 2nd-shot vaccine appointments ahead of schedule
Ontario reported an additional 914 cases of COVID-19 and the deaths of 19 people with the illness on Friday, as…
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Moderna touts its vaccine for 12 to 17 age group, citing trial data
Moderna said Tuesday its COVID-19 vaccine strongly protects kids as young as 12, a step that could put the shot…
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Canadians who cross border for vaccine must quarantine on return, Ottawa says
Canadians looking to drive across the border to the United States for the sole purpose of getting a COVID-19 vaccine…
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Fortin out as Canada’s vaccine campaign lead amid military probe into sexual misconduct claim, sources say
The major-general leading Canada's vaccine logistics at the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is stepping down under the cloud…
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Edmonton woman who died of vaccine-induced blood clot was turned away from ER, friend says
The first Albertan to die from a rare blood clot condition linked to a COVID-19 vaccine was turned away from…
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O’Toole says every Canadian should get a vaccine shot by May 24, questions interval between doses
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole said today the federal government needs to find more shots this month so that every adult…
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Ontario sees 3,265 new COVID-19 cases as vaccine appointments open to 45+ in hot spots
Ontario reported another 3,265 cases of COVID-19 and 29 more deaths linked to the illness on Tuesday, as the province…
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Ontario sees 4,505 more COVID-19 cases as vaccine appointments open to pregnant people
Ontario reported another 4,505 cases of COVID-19 and 34 more deaths linked to the illness on Friday, as the province…
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Canadá
Quebec is planning to use a different vaccine for the 2nd dose in some cases. Here’s what the experts say
Jonathan Marchand, a resident of a long-term care home north of Quebec City, got his first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine…
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Ontario health units wasted 100s of vaccine doses in March. That’s not the full story
Most of Ontario's public health units wasted dozens of COVID-19 vaccine doses last month. One wasted hundreds. But they argue that's…
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Moderna delays expected to push back vaccine deliveries by more than a week
Moderna is facing a persistent “quality assurance” backlog at its production facilities — a roadblock that has resulted in days-long…
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GTA
These ‘hot spots’ getting vaccine priority are less hard-hit by COVID-19 than Ontario average
Ontario is giving priority access to COVID-19 vaccines to some neighbourhoods that have been far less affected by the pandemic…
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GTA
Government, Sanofi officials unveil $925M in vaccine funding in Toronto
Representatives from all three levels of government announced joint funding to expand Canada’s vaccine manufacturing capacity in Toronto on Wednesday morning.…
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Ontario NDP calls on Ford to apologize after wrongly accusing Indigenous MPP of vaccine queue-jumping
Ontario's NDP Leader Andrea Horwath is calling on Premier Doug Ford to apologize to Indigenous member of Provincial Parliament Sol Mamakwa after Ford wrongly accused…
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