vaccines

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau makes his way to talk to reporters in the foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. Trudeau is announcing the opening of a major vaccine production plant in Toronto today — part of Canada’s efforts to build up the domestic biomanufacturing sector in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Canada’s largest vaccine production plant opens in Ontario

Whooping cough, diphtheria and tetanus targeted as Canada moves to increase domestic supply

 

A person draws out Moderna vaccine during a drive through COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Kingston, Ont., on Sunday Jan. 2, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg

B.C. should review vaccination order for remote health-care workers: judge

Ban may not be justifiable for unvaccinated workers who don’t interact with patients, court says

 

A basket of needles containing COVID-19 vaccines waits to be administered to patients at a COVID-19 clinic in Ottawa on March 30, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Canada injects $36M into federal vaccine injury compensation fund

As of December, fund has paid $11.2 million to Canadian hurt by government-approved vaccines

 

A new Angus Reid poll suggests the number of parents in Canada opposed to vaccinating their children has grown over the last five years. A child’s dose of the COVID-19 vaccination is shown, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021, at Children’s National Hospital in Washington. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Carolyn Kaster

Growing number of parents ‘really against’ getting their kids vaccinated

New Angus Reid poll finds 17% of Canadians strongly opposed now, compared to 4% in 2019

A new Angus Reid poll suggests the number of parents in Canada opposed to vaccinating their children has grown over the last five years. A child’s dose of the COVID-19 vaccination is shown, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021, at Children’s National Hospital in Washington. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Carolyn Kaster
The recent deaths of six children in Ontario and four children in British Columbia from a bacterial infection is grabbing parents’ attention. Doctors say severe cases of invasive Group A streptococcal infection are extremely rare. An electron microscope image shows Group A Streptococcus in orange. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-NIAID via AP

Get kids up-to-date on vaccinations, watch for signs of Strep A: doctors

Bacterial infection has been linked to 4 child deaths in B.C. and another 6 in Ontario this winter

The recent deaths of six children in Ontario and four children in British Columbia from a bacterial infection is grabbing parents’ attention. Doctors say severe cases of invasive Group A streptococcal infection are extremely rare. An electron microscope image shows Group A Streptococcus in orange. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-NIAID via AP
Benjamin Munn, 12, watches the needle as medical assistant Megan Smith gives him a shot of HPV vaccine at the Providence Medical Group in Monroe, July 12. There are a number of benefits in giving boys the vaccine at an early age. Dan Bates / The Herald

Free HPV vaccines eligibility extended to B.C. men born in 2005

Free HPV vaccines had already been available to younger men and boys

Benjamin Munn, 12, watches the needle as medical assistant Megan Smith gives him a shot of HPV vaccine at the Providence Medical Group in Monroe, July 12. There are a number of benefits in giving boys the vaccine at an early age. Dan Bates / The Herald
A vial of a plant-derived COVID-19 vaccine candidate, developed by Medicago, is shown in Quebec City on Monday, July 13, 2020 as part of the company’s Phase 1 clinical trials in this handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Medicago *MANDATORY CREDIT*

Feds recover $40M from defunct Quebec vaccine developer Medicago

The government provided Medicago with $173 million in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic

A vial of a plant-derived COVID-19 vaccine candidate, developed by Medicago, is shown in Quebec City on Monday, July 13, 2020 as part of the company’s Phase 1 clinical trials in this handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Medicago *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Warrant Officer James Topp leaves the Royal Westminster Regiment during an adjournment during his court martial in New Westminster, B.C., Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

Anti-vax reservist gets $4,000 fine, severe reprimand at court martial

Warrant Officer James Topp pleaded guilty to two conduct-related charges

Warrant Officer James Topp leaves the Royal Westminster Regiment during an adjournment during his court martial in New Westminster, B.C., Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
Warrant Officer James Topp leaves the Royal Westminster Regiment during an adjournment during his court martial in New Westminster, on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023. The prosecution at the military court martial of Topp is calling for severe punishment for the soldier with more than 30 years of experience for his actions to leverage public support against the Armed Forces and the federal government. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

B.C. anti-vax soldier came close to mutiny and must be punished: prosecutor

James Topp pleaded guilty to 2 counts of conduct to the prejudice of good order and discipline

Warrant Officer James Topp leaves the Royal Westminster Regiment during an adjournment during his court martial in New Westminster, on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023. The prosecution at the military court martial of Topp is calling for severe punishment for the soldier with more than 30 years of experience for his actions to leverage public support against the Armed Forces and the federal government. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
Signage for avian influenza is seen at the entrance to Sardis Park in Chilliwack on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023. (Jenna Hauck/Chilliwack Progress)

Henry encourages vaccines as B.C. reports 16 avian flu cases in flocks

‘Little spillover effect globally’ between birds, humans but it can happen

Signage for avian influenza is seen at the entrance to Sardis Park in Chilliwack on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023. (Jenna Hauck/Chilliwack Progress)
The protection offered by COVID-19 vaccines wanes over time. Metro creative stock

Most British Columbians overdue for their COVID shot

Province says you can get a shot every 6 months, only about 10 percent received spring booster

  • Nov 6, 2023
The protection offered by COVID-19 vaccines wanes over time. Metro creative stock
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has conditionally licensed an oral vaccine to protect honey bees against a disease called American foulbrood, which can wipe out entire colonies if not treated. (Black Press Media files)

1st vaccine against serious bacterial infection in bees approved for use in Canada

American foulbrood can wipe out entire colonies if not treated

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has conditionally licensed an oral vaccine to protect honey bees against a disease called American foulbrood, which can wipe out entire colonies if not treated. (Black Press Media files)
British Columbia has launched its immunization campaign for this year’s respiratory illness season, with influenza and COVID-19 vaccinations now available in pharmacies across the province. Fraser Health registered nurse Kai Kayibadi draws a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine into a syringe at a walk-up vaccination clinic at Bear Creek Park, in Surrey, B.C., on Monday, May 17, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Vaccines arrive as B.C. launches COVID, flu immunization campaign

Drugstore chain anticipating an increase in demand for vaccines

British Columbia has launched its immunization campaign for this year’s respiratory illness season, with influenza and COVID-19 vaccinations now available in pharmacies across the province. Fraser Health registered nurse Kai Kayibadi draws a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine into a syringe at a walk-up vaccination clinic at Bear Creek Park, in Surrey, B.C., on Monday, May 17, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
A doll sits in a neonatal intensive care incubator during a tour showcasing the technology used in the William Osler Health Centre, on Oct. 11, 2007. A 2023 Canadian study shows infants under the age of six months make up almost 50 per cent of all RSV-related pediatric hospital admissions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/J.P. Moczulski

New medicines promising for fighting RSV in infants, say B.C. researchers

Recent study shows respiratory illness continues to target children under 6 months the most

A doll sits in a neonatal intensive care incubator during a tour showcasing the technology used in the William Osler Health Centre, on Oct. 11, 2007. A 2023 Canadian study shows infants under the age of six months make up almost 50 per cent of all RSV-related pediatric hospital admissions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/J.P. Moczulski
FILE - Japan Prize 2022 laureates Hungarian-American biochemist Katalin Kariko, left, and American physician-scientist Drew Weissman, right, pose with their trophies during the Japan Prize presentation ceremony Wednesday, April 13, 2022, in Tokyo. The Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for enabling development of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, it was announced on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool, File)

Karikó and Weissman win Nobel Prize in medicine for work on mRNA vaccines

Scientists’ discoveries were critical in slowing spread of COVID-19

FILE - Japan Prize 2022 laureates Hungarian-American biochemist Katalin Kariko, left, and American physician-scientist Drew Weissman, right, pose with their trophies during the Japan Prize presentation ceremony Wednesday, April 13, 2022, in Tokyo. The Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for enabling development of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, it was announced on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool, File)
Fraser Health held a COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Gurdwara Dukh Nivaran Sahib in Surrey on May 7, 2021. A 2023 report notes that half of British Columbians are tired of having to get vaccinated. (Lauren Collins)

Vaccine fatigue: 55% of British Columbians plan to get a COVID shot this fall

Half of British Columbians say they’re tired of having to get vaccinated

Fraser Health held a COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Gurdwara Dukh Nivaran Sahib in Surrey on May 7, 2021. A 2023 report notes that half of British Columbians are tired of having to get vaccinated. (Lauren Collins)
Health Canada has authorized the use of an updated Moderna vaccine for COVID-19 for all Canadians over the age of six months. Empty Moderna vaccine vials are shown before a COVID-19 vaccine drive-thru clinic at Richardson stadium in Kingston, Ont., on Friday, Jul. 2, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg

Fall COVID shots urged as Health Canada approves new Moderna vaccine

Dr. Theresa Tam says it is time for people to top-up their resistance to the virus.

Health Canada has authorized the use of an updated Moderna vaccine for COVID-19 for all Canadians over the age of six months. Empty Moderna vaccine vials are shown before a COVID-19 vaccine drive-thru clinic at Richardson stadium in Kingston, Ont., on Friday, Jul. 2, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg
A person draws out Moderna vaccine at a COVID-19 vaccine clinic. Some parents have not had their children vaccinated. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg)

B.C. daycare OK to remove family for not getting COVID-19 vaccine: ruling

B.C. Civil Resolution Tribunal rejects claim for terminated contract, emotional distress

A person draws out Moderna vaccine at a COVID-19 vaccine clinic. Some parents have not had their children vaccinated. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg)
Seniors wait after receiving a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic in Montreal on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. Health Canada has approved the first vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) for adults age 60 and over. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

Health Canada approves first RSV vaccine for adults age 60 and over

Arexvy found to be 82 per cent effective at preventing lower respiratory tract disease caused by RSV

Seniors wait after receiving a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic in Montreal on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. Health Canada has approved the first vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) for adults age 60 and over. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
A person draws out Moderna vaccine at a COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Kingston, Ont., Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022. Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) says people should get another COVID-19 booster in the fall if it’s been at least six months since their last dose or COVID-19 infection. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg

Immunization panel recommends Canadians get another fall COVID-19 booster

Shot recommended if it has been more than 6 months since your last

A person draws out Moderna vaccine at a COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Kingston, Ont., Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022. Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) says people should get another COVID-19 booster in the fall if it’s been at least six months since their last dose or COVID-19 infection. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg