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Five million Canadians now have at least one dose, as vaccine rollout gathers steam
OTTAWA — Canada hit a new daily record and passed a new milestone for vaccinations this week but will need to up its game to get a single dose to every eligible person by Canada Day. It's doable on paper but
Canada studying reports from Europe on AstraZeneca vaccine, blood clots
OTTAWA — Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé rolled up his sleeve for the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine Thursday, a display of confidence in the injection that has recently been the focus of concerns over blood clots. His public vaccination in...
U.S. working on plan to lend doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to Canada, Mexico
Canada's procurement minister says a deal is close to receive Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine doses from the U.S., while the military commander in charge of the rollout here says all adults who wish could be able to get their first shot by
White House confirms Canada asked for vaccine help, won’t say if U.S. has agreed
WASHINGTON — Canada has indeed asked the United States for help in procuring doses of COVID-19 vaccines, but the White House refused to say Wednesday whether it has agreed to the request. Press secretary Jen Psaki was responding to reports about
No evidence Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is behind blood clots, Canadian experts say
OTTAWA — Canadian health authorities are keeping a watchful eye on European investigations of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine after reports of blood clots following inoculations, but say there is no evidence they were caused by the vaccine.At least nine...
No sign Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine causes blood clots: Canadian health authorities
OTTAWA — Canadian health authorities are keeping a watchful eye on European investigations of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine after reports of blood clots following inoculations, but say there is no evidence they were caused by the vaccine. At least ni...
Trudeau says J&J vaccine faces production challenges
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada has been warned of manufacturing problems plaguing the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. The viral vector vaccine developed by J&J's subsidiary, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, was authorized by Health Canad...
Pfizer first expected vaccine wouldn’t be approved in Canada until February
OTTAWA — The president of Pfizer Canada says when the company signed a purchase agreement last August it didn't expect its COVID-19 vaccine to get approved here until February. Cole Pinnow also told the House of Commons health committee on Monday
Canada’s chief public health doctor is hopeful as Health Canada approves 4th vaccine
OTTAWA — The approval of a fourth COVID-19 vaccine and news of accelerated deliveries for another had government officials taking an optimistic tone Friday about the path of the pandemic in Canada. "We can be really increasingly optimistic in our outlo...
Health Canada just days away from decision on Johnson and Johnson vaccine
OTTAWA — Canada is on the cusp of authorizing a fourth vaccine for COVID-19, raising the possibility that every Canadian adult will be offered at least one dose before Canada Day. Dr. Supriya Sharma, the chief medical adviser at Health Canada,