Data from Health Canada shows 0.085 per cent of doses resulted in an adverse reaction
Clinical trials are ongoing both for youth and for pregnant women
Executive director of the Canadian Public Health Association calls the lack of co-operation an ‘ongoing problem’
The province has so far only committed to vaccinating Indigenous adults over 65
It’s more than double the 444,600 doses originally expected next week
‘It is something that is not unexpected when a new product, a new vaccine, is used in large numbers of people’
European Medicines Agency confirms 30 blood clots out of around 5 million patients who received a dose
She’s optimistic Canadians can have one dose of an approved vaccine before the Tokyo Olympics
First Nations Health Authority says over 30,000 vaccinations administered, 54% of residents on reserves
Canada’s vaccine rollout has stepped up this month, after deliveries slowed to a trickle in February
The ministry says only 369 bookings were made in Vancouver Coastal Health
Health Canada ended up approving the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in December 2020
Two-thirds of British Columbians, and Canadians, would get the vaccine as soon as possible
When out in public, CDC says guidance about masks, large gatherings and physical distancing still apply
After receiving the injection, he urged people to come forward, be brave and get vaccinated
First up is seniors aged 90-plus, and Indigenous seniors, elders aged 65-plus
President Teri Mooring says not enough is being done to prevent virus transmission in schools
It is the 4th vaccine approved in Canada and the 1st that requires just a single dose
There are three variants of concern now identified in Canada
The recommendation applies to all COVID-19 vaccines currently approved in Canada
