The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced more than $500 million more in funding through its Project NextGen program to speed the development of new vaccines and treatments for COVID-19.
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Covid-19 vaccines prevented 16,000 deaths in Ireland, study says
Ireland’s Covid-19 vaccination programme prevented 16,000 deaths and hugely reduced hospital and intensive care admissions, according to a Health Service Executive study.
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She used to call herself an antivaxxer. Now, she’s a student nurse — who just gave her first vaccine
When COVID-19 put vaccine safety into the spotlight, Lydia Greene re-examined her past beliefs — and now hopes she can help others do the same.
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Appointments for new Moderna COVID-19 vaccine now available in N.S.
Appointments are now available in Nova Scotia for a new monovalent Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, which the provincial government says provides the best protection against the latest strain of the virus.
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Novavax touts non-mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, hopeful to meet domestic production deadline
The last remaining manufacturer to offer an alternative to mRNA COVID-19 vaccines in Canada is hopeful it will meet the government’s 2024 deadline to make the shots domestically.
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Novavax espère toujours fabriquer un vaccin contre la COVID-19 au Canada
The last manufacturer to offer an alternative to COVID-19 mRNA vaccines in Canada hopes to meet the government’s 2024 deadline for domestic dose production.
Novavax, based in Maryland, USA, held a press conference on Wednesday to tout the safety and efficacy of its new vaccine, which targets newer strains of COVID-19.
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N.B. offers no new advice on COVID-19 as 2 new deaths, rise in hospitalizations reported
New Brunswick has no plans to change its advice about COVID-19, including returning to mandatory masking, the Department of Health said Wednesday.
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FDA authorizes Novavax’s updated COVID vaccine for fall 2023
The Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday it had authorized Novavax’s updated COVID-19 vaccine, adding a third option for Americans ages 12 and older looking for a new shot this fall and winter.
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Debunking COVID-19 myths and misinformation
“The COVID-19 pandemic is over and we are ‘post-pandemic’”
There have been multiple declarations that the pandemic is “over” — perhaps the most well-known was President Joe Biden’s declaration in 2022. When the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 to no longer be a global emergency, many misconstrued this to mean the pandemic is “over.” However, what was largely ignored was WHO then explaining COVID-19 continues to be a global threat, continues to kill and disable millions, and variants are still emerging.
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Sask. COVID-19 rates rising ahead of anticipated fall surge
Saskatchewan saw a 73 per cent increase of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the latest two-week surveillance report.
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COVID-19 levels in N.S. remain low as respiratory-illness season approaches, Strang says
COVID-19 levels in Nova Scotia remain well below those seen during previous waves of the virus, according to Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health, who gave a briefing Tuesday on the upcoming respiratory-illness season.
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Scientists behind mRNA COVID Vaccines Win 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
This year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine goes to a transformative medical technology that significantly altered the path of the pandemic and saved millions: the mRNA vaccines against COVID. Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman were jointly awarded the prize for advancements that have changed the field of vaccine development and researchers’ understanding of how messenger RNA (mRNA) interacts with the body’s immune system.
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Deux pionniers des vaccins à ARNm reçoivent le Nobel de médecine
On Monday, the Nobel Prize for Medicine recognized the work of Hungarian researcher Katalin Karikó and her American colleague Drew Weissman in the development of messenger RNA vaccines, decisive in the fight against COVID-19.
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COVID-19, flu vaccines on the way as cases rise: CRISP report
Just in time for the province’s flu season, Saskatchewan residents will be able to get their flu and COVID-19 shots starting next week.
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Pfizer’s updated COVID vaccine approved by Health Canada
Pfizer’s updated COVID-19 vaccine for the upcoming fall and winter months has been granted Health Canada approval.
Pfizer’s updated vaccine is approved for people six months and older.
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Health Canada authorizes updated Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine
Health Canada has authorized Pfizer-BioNTech’s updated COVID-19 vaccine for people six months and older.
The mRNA vaccine targets the Omicron XBB.1.5 subvariant that is circulating in Canada.
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B.C. politicians vote against lifting vaccine mandate for health-care workers
A vote was held at the Union of B.C. Municipalities this week about the mandate requiring health-care workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
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This pediatrician has a stark warning about the risks of ‘anti-science’
A pediatrician, author and co-inventor of a low-cost COVID-19 vaccine warns that the anti-vaccine movement has morphed into a political force that threatens the world’s gains against deadly childhood infections like measles.
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