Health Canada not yet ready to approve AstraZeneca vaccine
Health Canada is not yet ready to make a decision about approving the COVID-19 vaccine from AstraZeneca, more than two weeks after it signalled the ruling could be imminent.
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PM Narendra Modi promises India will 'do its best' to get COVID-19 vaccines to Canada
India will do what it can to get COVID-19 vaccines to Canada, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said after receiving a phone call from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday, February 10, 2021.
Vaccines before votes, Mr. Trudeau
In the end, what most Canadians want isn’t an election over the COVID vaccination program but an effective and expeditious delivery rollout, columnist Max Fawcett writes.
Spring vaccinations could double in Canada if three more vaccines approved
The number of Canadians vaccinated in the spring could double if Health Canada gives the green light to all three vaccines it is currently reviewing.
Every vaccine maker was asked to produce doses in Canada and all said no: Anand
Every COVID-19 vaccine maker Canada signed a contract with last summer was asked if they could make the doses in Canada and all of them concluded they could not, Procurement Minister Anita Anand said on Thursday, February 4, 2021.
'Realistic' concern delayed second COVID-19 vaccine dose could lead to new variants, experts say
Experts say delaying the second dose of some COVID-19 vaccines could lead to the emergence of new variants of the virus — but there's no sign it has happened yet.
Canada inks agreement with Novavax to produce COVID vaccine at new Montreal facility
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a tentative deal Tuesday with U.S. vaccine-maker Novavax to produce its product in Canada if the COVID-19 vaccine gets approved for use here.
Delays focus national discussion on Canada's vaccination drive
Canada's national vaccine rollout seems poised to dominate COVID-19 discussions in the coming week as Canada enters the 11th month of life during a global pandemic.
Health Canada to approve AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
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 week of nothing but vaccine vexation.
EU health official says vaccine exports to Canada will not be blocked
The Trudeau government is being urged to follow the tough talk of Europe's health minister, who on Wednesday, January 27, 2021, accused a vaccine company of not living up to its moral and legal obligations because of delivery delays.
Canada must decide if delaying second COVID-19 vaccine doses could help more people
Canada is the latest country to investigate how to stretch vaccine doses as far as possible, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have tragic consequences all around the world.
First COVID-19 vaccine will likely be approved next month, Health Canada says
The first COVID-19 vaccine could be approved for use in Canada within two weeks, Health Canada's chief medical adviser said on Thursday, November 26, 2020.
Canada can make vaccines, just not the ones to stop COVID-19
The head of a Canadian biotech industry association says Canada can and does make vaccines — just not the ones expected first to help stop the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cheap, easy-to-store COVID-19 vaccine proves effective in late-stage trials, drugmaker says
Drugmaker AstraZeneca said Monday that late-stage trials showed its COVID-19 vaccine is highly effective, buoying the prospects of a relatively cheap, easy-to-store product that may become the vaccine of choice for the developing world.
Trudeau stresses vigilance
Quebeckers were urged to stop socializing, Ontarians were barred from late-night pub-hopping, and the entire country was sternly warned of "critical" containment measures required in coming weeks as soaring COVID-19 case counts edged past 150,000 on Friday, September 25, 2020.