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Chinese vaccines sweep much of the world, despite concerns
TAIPEI, Taiwan — The plane laden with vaccines had just rolled to a stop at Santiago’s airport in late January, and Chile’s president, Sebastián Piñera, was beaming. “Today,” he said, “is a day of joy, emotion and hope.” The source of
Chinese vaccines sweep much of the world, despite concerns
TAIPEI, Taiwan — The plane laden with vaccines had just rolled to a stop at Santiago’s airport in late January, and Chile’s president, Sebastián Piñera, was beaming. “Today,” he said, “is a day of joy, emotion and hope.” The source of
National panel advises against using Oxford-AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine on seniors
OTTAWA — A national panel of vaccine experts says provinces should not use the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on seniors, opening the door for provinces to start vaccinating younger populations with the newly authorized vaccine much earlier than e...
Health Canada approves AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine
OTTAWA — Health Canada decided Friday to authorize the AstraZeneca vaccine and the first half million doses of it will be shipped to Canada next week. The regulatory team reviewing COVID-19 vaccines said the one by AstraZeneca is both safe and
NDP will not trigger election as long as pandemic continues: Singh
OTTAWA — New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh says he will not trigger an election as long as the COVID-19 pandemic persists, relieving some pressure on Liberals concerned about cooking up a budget palatable to the NDP. Singh said Wednesday he will
Trudeau pledges more cash as G7 leaders aim for wider COVID-19 vaccine distribution
OTTAWA — The federal government has agreed to boost its funding for vaccine rollouts in lower-income countries, pledging $75 million more to the COVAX international vaccine-sharing program as other wealthy countries step up their commitments as well. T...
Deliveries of COVID-19 vaccine doses to Canada set to more than quadruple next week
OTTAWA — A month-long slowdown in Canada's COVID-19 vaccine deliveries should end next week, with the single biggest shipment of vaccines from Pfizer and BioNTech to date and almost two million doses expected in the next month. "We're approaching somet...
World economy will lose trillions if poor countries shorted on vaccines: OECD
OTTAWA — As the Trudeau government is forced to explain delays rolling out COVID-19 vaccines, some of the world's economic and health leaders are warning of catastrophic financial consequences if poorer countries are shortchanged on vaccinations. At a ...
Trudeau defends accepting COVAX vaccines, says Canada still supports poor countries
OTTAWA — Canada is committed to helping poor countries obtain COVID-19 vaccines, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday as he rebutted criticism over Canada's decision to draw from an international fund designed to help poor countries. Oxfam Canada...
GSK, CureVac to make COVID-19 vaccines aimed at new variants
LONDON — Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline said Wednesday it will work with a German biopharmaceutical company to develop new vaccines targeting emerging variants of COVID-19 amid concerns that some mutations are making the virus harder to combat. GSK plans to...