OTTAWA—Health Canada is in the process of adding a warning about a rare possible side-effect of blood clots from the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine but is still certain the vaccine is safe and effective against COVID-19. The department’s chief medical adviser Dr. Supriya Sharma says the warning comes on the heels of a similar warning in Europe…
Health Canada Says AstraZeneca Vaccine Safe, Effective but Will Add Warning on Clots
Denmark Reports Two Cases of Serious Illness, Including One Death, After AstraZeneca Jab
COPENHAGEN—Denmark said on Saturday that one person had died and another fell seriously ill with blood clots and cerebral hemorrhage after receiving the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccination. The two, both hospital staff members, had both received the AstraZeneca vaccine less than 14 days before getting ill, the authority that runs public hospitals in Copenhagen said. The…
Ontario Steps up Vaccine Rollout, Expands Online Appointments for Shots
Premier Doug Ford announced today that Ontario will accept appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations through its online booking system to residents aged 75 and above starting Monday, March 22, which Ford said is ahead of the planned schedule. “Thanks to the efforts of an army of front line health care heroes and volunteers, we are getting…
AstraZeneca Vaccine Now Safe for Seniors, NACI Says
OTTAWA—The National Advisory Committee on Immunization says there is now enough “real-world evidence” to show the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is both safe and effective for seniors. The decision reverses a recommendation made by the body on March 1, when the panel of vaccine experts said AstraZeneca hadn’t included enough people over the age of 65…
AstraZeneca Vaccine Now Safe for Seniors in Canada, NACI Says
OTTAWA—The National Advisory Committee on Immunization says there is now enough “real-world evidence” to show the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is both safe and effective for seniors. The decision reverses a recommendation made by the body on March 1, when the panel of vaccine experts said AstraZeneca hadn’t included enough people over the age of 65…
Trudeau Offers Reassurance on AstraZeneca Safety as European Countries Suspend Use
MONTREAL—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is offering reassurances on the safety of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine as more European countries suspend its use due to safety concerns. Germany today joined the list of countries pausing their use of the AstraZeneca vaccine over reports of blood clots in some recipients, even though European regulators say there’s no…
Coming Week Will See Trickle of COVID 19 Vaccine Doses Before Ramping Up
March 15, 2021
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OTTAWA—The Public Health Agency of Canada is expecting a smaller-than-normal shipment of COVID-19 vaccines this week, with fewer than 445,000 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech shots scheduled for delivery over the next seven days. Yet that seeming trickle is set to explode into a full-blown flood starting the week of March 22 as the companies dramatically ramp…
Danish Woman Who Died From Blood Clot After AstraZeneca Shot Had ‘Unusual Symptoms’, Agency Says
COPENHAGEN—A 60-year-old Danish woman who died of a blood clot after receiving AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine had “highly unusual” symptoms, according to the Danish Medicines Agency. The woman had a low number of blood platelets and clots in small and large vessels, as well as bleeding, it said. A few similar cases were found in Norway…
No Sign Oxford AstraZeneca Vaccine Causes Blood Clots: Canadian Health Authorities
March 11, 2021
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OTTAWA—Canadian health authorities are keeping a watchful eye on European investigations of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine after reports of blood clots following inoculations, but say there is no evidence they were caused by the vaccine. At least nine European countries hit pause on their use of AstraZeneca’s doses—some entirely, and others only on specific batches—pending further…
EU-Backed Block on Vaccine Shipment Won’t Affect Australia’s Rollout: Minister
Australian Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has said that Italy’s and the European Union’s (EU) block on a shipment of 250,000 AstraZeneca doses of the CCP virus vaccine will not affect the country’s immunisation rollout. Worried about suffering from a shortage of the vaccine supply, the Italian government stopped the shipment to Australia, noting that…
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