Québec health and social services minister Christian Dubé provided an update on COVID-19 vaccination efforts across Québec on April 22. The AstraZeneca vaccine is now available to Québec residents age 45 and older. People with chronic illnesses and a very high risk of complications from COVID-19 are being vaccinated in hospitals....
Canada could be administering 3.1 million COVID-19 vaccine doses a week, but well into what the federal government has coined the ‘ramp-up’ phase of Canada’s vaccine rollout, the number of shots coming into Canada most weeks is still below what provinces and territories are capable of putting into arms,...
Quebec’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign is being expanded to include people with chronic conditions as well as people with mental and physical disabilities and their caregivers, Health Minister Christian Dubé announced Thursday. It’s the last priority phase before the campaign moves to the general public, which will likely be at the...
Saskatchewan's COVID-19 vaccination booking system will be available to residents 44-years and older, starting at 8 a.m. Thursday. This applies to all of Saskatchewan except for those in the Northern Saskatchewan Administrative District, where age eligibility remains at 40 and older. The province said the age range applies to all immunization...
A COVID-19 vaccination clinic for thousands of workers at a southern Alberta beef-packing plant has been postponed due to a lack of vaccine. Immunization at the Cargill plant was introduced as part of Phase 2C of the province’s vaccine roll-out plan in early April. The clinic, which was scheduled to open...
Ontario is reporting 4,212 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday. The provincial total now stands at 429,123. Wednesday’s case count has jumped back into the 4,000s after Tuesday recorded 3,469 new cases, although more tests were processed. Prior to that, cases were above 4,000 for the last six days. According to Wednesday’s...
One day after lowering the age eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine in Manitoba, the province has once again opened up eligibility to allow more Manitobans to book appointments at supersites and pop-up clinics. On Tuesday afternoon, the eligible age to book a vaccine appointment for Manitobans was lowered to 52...
Shoppers Drug Mart announced today that 20 stores will provide 24-hour COVID vaccinations, starting as early as April 21. The initial roll-out of stores will primarily focus on hot spots in the Greater Toronto Area, including north Toronto, Peel and Scarborough. Residents aged 40 and older can book appointments online (https://covid-19.shoppersdrugmart.ca) or by...
All hands are on deck at one Toronto vaccination clinic where surgeons and students alike are working together to inoculate as many people as possible in an effort to contain a tidal wave of new COVID-19 infections. Sixty-odd nursing students have been doing a work placement at the Downsview Arena...
The province is inviting all adults in British Columbia to register for their COVID-19 vaccination this coming week. B.C. has been rolling out the majority of its vaccination based on age, and currently, residents 63 and older are booking their vaccine appointments. Those between 55 and 65 can also receive...