COVID-19 update for Sept. 1: Canada authorizes Moderna's Omicron-adapted vaccine for adults
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“Our goal is to transition procurement and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics from a federally managed system to the commercial marketplace in a thoughtful, well-coordinated manner that leaves no one behind,” she wrote following a meeting with private sector representatives.Western University should be more transparent about the reasons behind its booster dose mandate for staff and students, experts say, on the heels of a weekend protest on campus over the policy.
Getting vaccinated against COVID-19 while pregnant doesn’t increase the risk of complications like giving birth early or having a small or stillborn baby, according to a new retrospective study led by the CHEO Research Institute that looked at thousands of births in Ontario. President Joe Biden in January pledged to procure 1 billion free tests for Americans, including 500 million available through the website. However, ordering through the program will be suspended on Sept. 2.
“But it means we’re at the peak, the risks right now are really high — near an all-time-high infection risk for British Columbia at the moment — so we should be acting accordingly,” she said.
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