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10.02.2022 / 08:47

‘Snowball effect’: Canada’s trucker convoy sparks anti-mandate protests globally

“Freedom Convoy” protest movement against COVID-19 vaccine mandates that has paralyzed the Canadian capital and spilled over to key Canada-U.S. border crossings has gained global momentum, with similar demonstrations popping up in other parts of the world.Since Jan.

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Percentage of Canadians who have 1st COVID-19 vaccine surpasses U.S.

COVID-19 vaccine has, for the first time, surpassed the United States.As of the morning of May 21, Canada has vaccinated 48.573 per cent of the population with one dose and 1,574,677 Canadians have received two, according to COVID Tracker Canada.By comparison, 48.2 per cent of the American population has received at least one dose of the vaccine, while 38.1 per cent are fully vaccinated, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported.“We have got very well organized,” Kerry Bowman, a professor of bioethics and global health at the University of Toronto, said.

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‘Demand is outstripping the supply’: Is Canada running out of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines?

AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine can now be offered to people 30 years old and up. But despite this recommendation, many provinces say they don’t have enough vaccines for this age group.Experts argue Canada may not have enough vaccines for people age 40 and up, let alone 30.

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Hamilton reports over 120 new COVID-19 cases, challenges targeting vaccines for those ‘at risk’

COVID-19 vaccine in Ontario, he’s optimistic that the bulk of the population will have at least one dose in the next four months.Dr. Kerry Bowman says the government’s decision to prioritize getting first doses into as many arms as possible is a good one.

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Canada’s ‘slow’ rollout of coronavirus vaccine ’embarrassing’: experts

coronavirus by September 2021, according to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. But with the current pace of the country’s vaccination distribution, ex[erts warn provinces may not be able to reach the target anytime soon.“Canada is definitely having a slower start,” said Kerry Bowman, a professor of bioethics and global health at the University of Toronto.

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Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine: Here’s what experts are saying about the new data

Pfizer released an early snapshot of its Phase 3 trials for its coronavirus vaccine on Monday, and said the results look promising with data suggesting it’s 90 per cent effective at preventing the virus.The company and its collaborator BioNTech may now be on track to file an emergency use application with U.S. regulators in late November, as previously stated.

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If contact tracing for COVID-19 stops at the border, can it really be effective?

trace their contacts are vital for countries to safely reopen while also preventing a surge of new coronavirus cases.But as restrictions loosen around the world and travel cautiously increases, there could be “blind spots” in how we trace potential cases across borders, said Kerry Bowman, a professor of bioethics and global health at the University of Toronto.“And those blind spots will grow with time,” he told Global News.“If you look at China — which was originally the biggest problem and then did well — when they had an outbreak in Beijing it’s because the virus was coming in from contacts from Europe.

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72% of Canadians support mandatory coronavirus vaccine, Ipsos poll suggests

More than two-thirds of Canadians believe a vaccine for COVID-19 — the disease caused by the novel coronavirus — should be mandatory for all, a new poll by Ipsos suggests.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0