Health Canada is also looking at the possibility of extending the shelf life of some vaccines based on new data from the manufacturers, so they can be kept in storage for a few extra months.
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Ontario Expanding Accelerated Second Dose Booking to More Ontarians Ahead of Schedule
In Ontario, Individuals turning ages 70 and over in 2021, as well as individuals who received their first dose of an mRNA vaccine on or before April 18, 2021, will be eligible to schedule an appointment to receive their second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
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Ontario sees vaccine supply issues, Ottawa keeps AstraZeneca on the market
“Fundamentally what we have here is an issue of supply,” said Dr. Eileen de Villa, the city’s medical officer of health. “We are all suffering as a result of a delay in the arrival of the vaccine.”
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Vaccine-induced blood clots under more scrutiny as Canada reports first case
Health Canada said with all the information it has, the benefits of the vaccine continue to outweigh its risks, particularly as the risk of a vaccine-induced clot is less than one in 100,000.
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Several provinces begin offering COVID-19 vaccines to more groups
Starting today, certain pharmacies and family physicians in some regions will be allowed to administer the Oxford-AstraZeneca shot to anyone 60 or older.
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B.C. teachers, police and other front-line workers to be eligible for vaccine soon
BC Premier John Horgan said they would receive the 340,000 Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine by the end of May and plans to administer them to police officers, grocery workers, teachers, and child-care staff who among more than 300,000 front-line workers being prioritized for COVID-19 vaccinations.
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More provinces expanding vaccine rollouts as COVID-19 cases rise nationally
Provinces continued to expand their COVID-19 vaccine rollouts today, March 14, amid what Canada’s chief public health officer described as a recent increase in the number of new cases across the country.
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Who have provinces pegged to receive COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks?
Fri, Mar 12th, 2021 4:00:00 AM As COVID-19 vaccine supplies ramp up across the country, most provinces and territories have released details of who can expect to receive a shot in the coming weeks. Also, health authorities throughout Canada are keeping a watchful eye on European investigations of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine after reports of blood...
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Trudeau warns COVID-19 vaccine passports raise ‘questions of fairness’
In total, Canada has seen 899,757 cases of COVID-19, including 22,371 deaths and more than 30,670 active cases reported across the country.
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Ontario Population Eligible for Phase Two COVID-19 Vaccination
Vaccine administration will focus on age as the most significant predictor of death or hospitalization from COVID-19, and on risk, with some adjustments for COVID-19 hot spots, specific health conditions, congregate care settings, essential caregivers and workers who cannot work from home.