booster shot

With the arrival of the latest COVID-19 variants within the country and the looming flu season on the horizon, many Canadians may be wondering if they should get their booster shot immediately or wait until the newest vaccine…

The country's booster shot drive in full force, in light of another the XBB.1.5 sub-variant detected earlier this month.…

A U.S. proposal to make COVID-19 vaccinations an annual shot could increase booster uptake if a similar policy were adopted in Canada, but it may be too early to make such a move, according to some health experts. SARS‑CoV‑2 has yet…

According to a study done by the state-run Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research in Karnataka, neutralising antibodies were significantly present in all of the participants who had received the booster dose of the…

With the holidays fast approaching, Canadians may be looking forward to spending time with their family and friends. But this year, those gatherings are happening on the backdrop of higher-than-normal flu cases and warnings that a…

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The Union government on Wednesday announced free administration of COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for all adults in the age group of 18-59, starting July 15 (Friday) for the next 75 days. According to the Union information and…

Canada is about to toss more than half of its doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine because it couldn’t find any takers for it either at home or abroad. It also has yet to explain how it plans to manage millions of doses of…

Federal health officials are urging Canadians to get booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in advance of a possible resurgence of the virus in the fall. While case counts and other indicators are stable or declining in most parts of…

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