Canada covid news

At least 19 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines are set to expire by the end of the year in Canada, according to data received by The Canadian Press. The federal central inventory currently has 18.5 million doses in stock, with 16.8…

To vaccinate or not to vaccinate against COVID-19? It has been a challenging and polarizing decision for parents in Canada during the coronavirus pandemic. A study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) Tuesday…

An annual survey on how trusting Canadians are suggests their faith in governments is rebounding as the COVID-19 pandemic begins to fade. The 2023 CanTrust Index published by Proof Strategies surveyed 1,502 adults online between Jan.…

As fall approaches, experts are urging Canadian governments to create new COVID-19 vaccine campaigns to try and boost the country’s stagnant inoculation rate to avoid overwhelming an already strained health-care system. About 82 per…

The first COVID-19 booster vaccine for children has been approved in Canada as kids across the country get ready to start another school year. Health Canada on Friday said it had authorized Pfizer’s COVID-19 shot for children aged…

A think tank that’s been compiling data on COVID-19 in Canadian long-term care homes says it has to stop its work because provinces are no longer making enough information public about the spread of the virus in the sector. The…

As a seventh wave of COVID-19 makes its way in Canada, long-term care facilities in some provinces are seeing a major spike in infections. In Ontario, COVID-19 outbreaks in long-term care homes more than doubled in the first week of…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 13, 2022 12:28 pm Smaller font Descrease article font…

Moderna Inc. said on Thursday Canada authorized its COVID-19 vaccine for use in children between 6 and 11 years of age. The vaccine, branded Spikevax, was recently cleared for use among kids in the same age group in Australia and the…

Canada’s public health agency will hold an update on the COVID-19 pandemic on Friday morning. Globalnews.ca will be live streaming the federal update at 9:30 a.m. ET.The update comes after health officials warned Thursday the drop in…