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Canada’s deliveries from COVAX join growing list of COVID-19 vaccine confusions
OTTAWA — Procurement Minister Anita Anand said this week she is confident Canada's COVID-19 vaccine deliveries will only get better going forward but just hours after she made the remark, Canada's vaccine purchases got slammed again. "The worst week wa...
Single-shot vaccine’s other advantages may soon outweigh lower efficacy, Fauci says
WASHINGTON — Johnson and Johnson's forthcoming single-shot COVID-19 vaccine has more going for it than just a middling ability to prevent infection, the pre-eminent U.S. expert on infectious disease said Monday. Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Joe Biden'...
Canada prepping trade options in case EU breaks promise to keep vaccines flowing
OTTAWA — Canada is putting together options to retaliate if Europe breaks its promise not to cut off Canada's shipments of COVID-19 vaccines, though Europe appears to be keeping that promise at least for now. Procurement Minister Anita Anand told the
Ramp up Canadian vaccine manufacturing, says COVID-19 task force health adviser
OTTAWA — A leading Canadian health expert on the federal government's COVID-19 Task Force says the pandemic should be viewed as a wake-up call for Canada to create its own domestic vaccine manufacturing capacity. Dr. Alan Bernstein says that with new
Health Canada on track to approve AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine by mid-February
OTTAWA — Health Canada is on track to give the green light to a third COVID-19 vaccine within the next two weeks and a fourth may not be far behind, offering a glimmer of hope at the end of a
EU health official blasts slow vaccine delivery, and is consulting with Canada
OTTAWA — The Trudeau government is being urged to follow the tough talk of Europe's health minister, who Wednesday accused a vaccine company of not living up to its moral and legal obligations because of delivery delays. Vaccine maker AstraZeneca was
A timeline of COVID-19 in Canada
Here's a timeline of key developments in the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada since the first presumptive case was reported on Jan. 25, 2020: Jan. 25: A Toronto man in his 50s who returned from the Chinese city of Wuhan — the
Trudeau speaks to Pfizer CEO as delays to vaccine shipments get worse
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke to Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla by phone Thursday, the same day the company informed Canada delays to its shipments of COVID-19 vaccines are going to be even worse than previously thought. Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin,...
Ontario doctors urge domestic drug manufacturing over fears of pandemic shortages
TORONTO — The Ontario Medical Association has released a white paper outlining fears that rising COVID-19 cases and hospital admissions could limit drug supplies in coming weeks. OMA president Dr. Samantha Hill said chronic drug shortages have worsened...
NY gov explores buying virus vaccine directly from maker
NEW YORK — Frustrated by the flow of coronavirus vaccine from the federal government, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday floated the idea of buying shots for New Yorkers directly from one of the vaccine makers, Pfizer. The idea seemed far from