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Ottawa injects another $36.4-million into vaccine injury compensation fund
A person draws out Moderna vaccine during a drive through COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Kingston, Ont., on Sunday Jan. 2, 2022. British Columbia is rolling out another round of COVID-19 vaccination boosters, with invitations starting to go out Monday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg
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B.C. launches spring COVID-19 booster program, targeting vulnerable and unvaccinated
New data suggest that COVID-19 activity in British Columbia continues to decrease, while influenza and RSV are on the rise. This colourized electron microscope image made available by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in November 2022, shows cells, indicated in purple, infected with the omicron strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, orange, isolated from a patient sample, captured at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Md. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-HO, NIAID/NIH
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Geneos cancer vaccine shrinks liver tumors in small trial
An employee of BioNTtech works at the "Area 100 R&D" research laboratory for personalised mRNA-based cancer vaccines at a new facility of BioNTech in Mainz, Germany, July 27, 2023. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay
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Measles cases in Canada are increasing, Canada’s chief public health officer warns
Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam speaks during a press conference in Ottawa on Monday, June 19, 2023. Tam issued a statement Wednesday saying the Public Health Agency of Canada is aware of 40 measles cases in Canada so far this year.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Elon Musk’s X to pay legal bills for Canadian doctor chastised over COVID-19 tweets
Elon Musk's X says it's funding legal bills for a Canadian doctor previously chastised by regulators for her tweets about COVID-19. Jars full of empty COVID-19 vaccine vials are shown at a pharmacy in Toronto on Wednesday, April 6, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Rise in mpox virus cases prompts alert from Toronto public health officials
A health professional prepares a dose of a mpox vaccine at the Edison municipal vaccination centre in Paris Wednesday July 27, 2022. Toronto Public Health says 21 cases of mpox have been confirmed in the city since the start of this year compared with a total of 27 cases in all of 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Alain Jocard, Pool via AP
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It’s ‘critical’ to catch up on measles vaccinations to stem outbreaks, senior WHO official says
A measles, mumps and rubella vaccine is shown on a countertop at a pediatric clinic in Greenbrae, Calif. on Feb. 6, 2015. Measles outbreaks internationally have health officials in British Columbia encouraging people to check their immunization records if they plan to travel abroad during spring break. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Eric Risberg
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India’s Serum looks beyond COVID-19 with new vaccines for malaria, dengue
A man walks past the logo of the Serum Institute of India, inside the facility in Pune, India, February 27, 2024. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
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How to check if you need a measles vaccine, as cases occur in Canada
A measles, mumps and rubella vaccine is shown on a countertop at a pediatric clinic in Greenbrae, Calif. on Feb. 6, 2015. York Region's medical officer of health says a man who got measles had "close contacts" among students and teachers at a high school in the region. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Eric Risberg
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Ten cases of measles reported in Quebec
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B.C. measles case prompts exposure alert as officials urge vaccination before travel
A measles, mumps and rubella vaccine is shown on a countertop at a pediatric clinic in Greenbrae, Calif. on Feb. 6, 2015. Measles outbreaks internationally have health officials in British Columbia encouraging people to check their immunization records if they plan to travel abroad during spring break. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Eric Risberg
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Are you fully immunized against measles? Canada’s public health agency says to check
The Public Health Agency of Canada is strongly advising everyone in Canada to check that they're fully immunized against measles, especially before travelling. A measles vaccination is in Mount Vernon, Ohio in a May, 2019 file photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Paul Vernon
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Older, immunocompromised people may get COVID-19 vaccine dose in spring, NACI says
Canada's National Advisory Committee on Immunization says some groups of people vulnerable to severe illness from COVID-19 may get another dose of vaccine in the spring. A pharmacist prepares to administer a COVID-19 vaccine at a CVS, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, in Cypress, Texas. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Melissa Phillip-Houston Chronicle via AP
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Health agencies launch rollout of new ‘breakthrough’ malaria vaccine in Africa
FILE PHOTO: A nurse administers the malaria vaccine to an infant at the Lumumba Sub-County hospital in Kisumu, Kenya, July 1, 2022. REUTERS/Baz Ratner/File Photo
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We must protect the most vulnerable Canadians from the risks of influenza
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Researchers return to Alzheimer’s vaccines, buoyed by recent drug success
A doctor points out evidence of Alzheimer's disease on PET scans at the Center for Alzheimer Research and Treatment (CART) at Brigham And Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., March 30, 2023. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File photo
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No more needles? Gates Foundation funds patch-style vaccine technology
FILE PHOTO: A person passes by on a scooter in front of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in Seattle, Washington, U.S. May 5, 2021. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson/File Photo
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Pfizer looks beyond COVID as Paxlovid charge sparks swing to quarterly loss
FILE - A man walks by Pfizer headquarters, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, in New York. Pfizer reports earnings on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
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Ontario offers flu shots, COVID-19 vaccines for all over six months as of Monday
<div>People in Ontario who are six months and older will be able to receive their free flu shot and the new COVID-19 vaccine starting on Monday. Pediatric doses of Moderna's Spikevax COVID-19 vaccine are seen a clinic in Ottawa, on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang</div>
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Doctors say we need the updated COVID-19 shot. So why haven’t we heard more about it?
Doctors say it's important to get the updated version of the COVID-19 vaccine, which offers protection against the XBB.1.5 subvariant driving a current rise in cases. A pharmacist prepares to administer a Moderna Spikevax COVID-19 vaccine at a CVS, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, in Cypress, Texas. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Melissa Phillip-Houston Chronicle via AP
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