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Oxford-AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine received authorization from Health Canada, bolstering the country’s vaccine arsenal. Shallima Maharaj explains why it’s a game-changer.

It’s a point Premier Jason Kenney has underscored: if you’re over 40 years old, get the AstraZeneca vaccine before supply runs out. As Nicole Stillger explains, it’s already happening at some Alberta pharmacies.

Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization has green-lit the use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on people 65 years of age and older. Shallima Maharaj reports.

Peterborough parents and teachers react to yet another school closure. Meanwhile, we check in with Peterborough pharmacies on how the COVID-19 AstraZeneca inoculations have been going. Noor Ibrahim has your CHEX news update.

With about 45,000 doses of AstraZeneca in its stockpile due to expire on Monday, the Ontario Government won’t say how many are at risk of spoiling. While tens of thousands of doses are potentially at risk of being wasted, that isn’t the only supply issue for people Ontarians looking for their second dose. Matthew Bingley...

As Broadway prepares to resume live theatre productions, some vaccine recipients will be welcomed while others will be turned away. As Sean O’Shea reports, producers are insisting that patrons prove they were inoculated but not with the AstraZeneca vaccine.

Despite NACI revising its advice to Canadians, AstraZeneca is still being offered as a second dose option in Ontario. Shallima Maharaj reports.

Quebec is now allowing people to get a third COVID-19 vaccine in the name of travel. Those who received AstraZeneca as their first dose and either Moderna or Pfizer as their second are not considered fully vaccinated in some countries. As Global’s Dan Spector reports, some have harsh words for the government for putting people...

Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management’s Rob Tétrault discusses the market impact of AstraZeneca hitting pause on its COVID-19 vaccine trials.

B.C. health officials release a written statement with the daily COVID-19 numbers on Monday, June 21 ahead of Tuesday’s live briefing. Legislative bureau chief Keith Baldrey has analysis and an update on the AstraZeneca vaccine as a second dose.

Procurement Minister Anita Anand announced on Monday that Canada will donate 17.5 million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to the COVAX vaccine sharing program. Minister of International Development Karina Gould said the new donation means a total of over 30 million doses of vaccines will be donated by the country.

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry provides an update at her Thursday COVID-19 briefing after the latest announcement from the National Advisory Committee on Immunisation (NACI) on mixing and matching vaccines for those who received AstraZeneca as their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

Ontario has begun its rollout of COVID-19 booster vaccines to more eligible populations, such as those 70 and older as well as those who received two doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine. Brittany Rosen reports on reaction to the latest vaccine rollout. And a rally was held in Ontario on Saturday, one of many being held...

Quebec is recommending those aged 70 and over, or those having received two doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, get a third dose booster shot of a mRNA vaccine. But as Global’s Tim Sargeant reports, health officials aren’t recommending a third dose for all adults even though Health Canada has given the green light to the...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau got the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for his second dose at a Rexall pharmacy in Ottawa on Friday. Trudeau received his first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine in April.

Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Robert Strang, said Friday the province would be starting to book booster doses for eligible populations by the end of November. He said those 80 and older, who are currently among the eligible population, will be able to get theirs first. Then those 70 and older, front-line...

Israel began its COVID-19 vaccination drive on Saturday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu being among the first to get the shot. Shipments of the Pfizer vaccine began arriving last week in the country, with Moderna and AstraZeneca vaccines also on order. The country expects to have enough doses by the year’s end for the 20...

Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Friday discussed COVID-19 vaccine distribution between provinces and territories, and asked Health Canada to “please approve” the AstraZeneca vaccine, which has been already approved by the U.K. “That will really, really help us out,” he added.

There is more promise in the race for the COVID-19 vaccine. AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, developed by the University of Oxford, has shown to be 70 per cent effective in trials — and potentially up to 90 per cent after tweaking doses. Redmond Shannon explains why the lukewarm number is still a big deal to fight...

Canada’s Procurement Minister Anita Anand on Tuesday said that they had begun the regulatory approval process for the Moderna, Pfizer and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine candidates, stressing the process would be rigorous to ensure proper safety. She also said they have signed contracts for cold storage of vaccines due to the requirements needed for some vaccines...