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Canada expected to finish review of first COVID-19 vaccine for infants, preschoolers in coming weeks
Deputy Chief Public Health Officer Howard Njoo is seen during a news conference Thursday January 14, 2021 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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New drug price regulations could save Canada billions of dollars, PBO report says
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux waits to appear before the Commons Finance committee on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Tuesday March 10, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Ontario’s top doctor says new round of COVID-19 vaccine boosters planned for the fall
Dr. Kieran Moore, Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health speaks at a press conference, at Queen’s Park in Toronto on Monday, April 11, 2022. COVID-19 indicators are heading in the right direction ahead of what looks to be a "calm summer," though he is concerned about BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Canada authorizes Pfizer COVID-19 booster for 16 and 17-year-olds
A jar full of empty COVID-19 vaccine vials is shown at the Junction Chemist pharmacy during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Wednesday, April 6, 2022. As of June 1, Newfoundland and Labrador will no longer require certain public and private sector employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Four letters that save lives: A, C, G & T
Daniel Sinnett is Director of Research at the Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du Nord-de-l'Île-de-Montréal
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Nearly 1.5 million COVID-19 vaccine doses in national stockpile have expired since January, Health Canada says
A syringe is loaded with COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic run by Vancouver Coastal Health, in Richmond, B.C., Saturday, April 10, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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Expert panel recommends children get Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, calls Moderna suitable alternative
Aarav Shah gets the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for children as his mom, Binal Shah comforts him at the Embassy Grand Convention Centre in Brampton, Ontario on November 26, 2021. Baljit Singh/The Globe and Mail
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WHO may reject Canadian-made Medicago COVID-19 vaccine because of ties to big tobacco
The World Health Organization says it is expecting to reject the COVID-19 vaccine candidate from Canada's Medicago because of the company's ties to big tobacco. A vial of a plant-derived COVID-19 vaccine candidate, developed by Medicago, is shown in Quebec City on Monday, July 13, 2020 as part of the company’s Phase 1 clinical trials in this handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Medicago *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Dutch investor to take majority stake in CannTrust
CannTrust Holdings Inc. says its board has terminated CEO Peter Aceto with cause amid an ongoing Health Canada investigation into alleged illicit activity at the cannabis company. Cannabis plants are photographed during the grand opening event for the CannTrust Niagara Greenhouse Facility in Fenwick, Ont., on Tuesday, June 26, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
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Health Canada authorizes Quebec’s plant-based Medicago COVID-19 vaccine
In this Aug. 24, 2021, photo provided by Medicago, a scientist works in a Medicago laboratory, in Quebec City. On Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021, the Canadian drugmaker says its plant-based COVID-19 vaccine showed strong protection against the coronavirus. (Courtesy of Medicago via AP)
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Health Canada authorizes the use of Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine
FILE - A vial of the Phase 3 Novavax coronavirus vaccine prepared for use in a trial at St. George's University hospital in London on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020. On Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, Novavax announced that its protein-based COVID-19 vaccine proved safe and effective in a study of 12- to 17-year-olds. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)
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Unvaccinated truckers bringing COVID-19 vaccines, medical devices into Canada are exempt from border rules, Health Canada says
A truck crosses the Bluewater Bridge border crossing between Sarnia, Ont., and Port Huron, Michigan on Sunday August 16, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Geoff Robins
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National vaccine committee recommends teens at high-risk of COVID-19 exposure get a booster shot
People line up to enter a COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Montreal on Thursday, January 6, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
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Iqaluit water treatment plant shut down over fuel contamination
Residents of Iqaluit collect river water through holes carved into the ice near Iqaluit, Nunavut., on Friday, Jan 14, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Dustin Patar
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Testing vaccinated air travellers on arrival is pandemic theatre at the border
Robyn Urback
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New COVID-19 restrictions take effect in Yukon, school exposure notices nixed
Yukon’s Acting Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Catherine Elliott addresses the media in Whitehorse on Monday June 14, 2021. Elliott says she's concerned COVID-19 cases may rise if people don't follow public health guidelines and get fully vaccinated. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Yukon Government *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Fitness centres can reopen in B.C., other COVID-19 restrictions remain
Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry discusses details about the latest restrictions announced around gatherings due to the surge of the COVID-19 variant Omicron during a press conference in Victoria on Tuesday, December 21, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
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Grocery stores face temporary closures as staff fall sick, products delayed
People shop at a grocery store in Montreal, Sunday, December 19, 2021.
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Quebec, Ontario officials express cautious COVID optimism, others brace for the worst
A Pfizer COVID-19 Paxlovid pill is seen in an undated handout photo. There's hope that Health Canada's approval of Pfizer's antiviral COVID-19 treatment for COVID-19 will help ease the strain on the country's healthcare system, as hospitalizations continue their steady climb. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-HO, Pfizer, *MANDATORY CREDIT