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26.06.2023 / 13:35

As pandemic winds down, COVAX has billions left to spend. Where will the money go?

COVID-19 vaccines to the world’s poorest could be diverted to prepare for other pandemics or to support vaccine manufacturing in Africa, the scheme’s partners said.The COVAX initiative, run by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the World Health Organization (WHO), and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), has $2.6 billion left in its coffers as the emergency phase of the pandemic draws to a close, according to documents seen by Reuters and two sources close to the scheme.The initiative is set to wind up at the end of this year, although some of its work will continue. With demand for COVID-19 vaccines dwindling, the partners are now working out how best to use the remaining cash – a significant sum in global health – alongside the donors who originally pledged it.Around $600 million was given as part of a “contingency” fund in case the pandemic escalated again.

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A look at who’s set to receive COVID 19 vaccines in the coming weeks in each province

COVID-19 vaccine supplies ramp up across the country, most provinces and territories have released details of who can expect to receive a shot in the coming weeks.The military commander handling logistics for Canada’s vaccine distribution program says there will be enough vaccine delivered to give a first dose before Canada Day to every adult who wants one.Maj.-Gen.

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The difference between COVID-19 vaccine efficacy and effectiveness

COVID-19 vaccines, health officials are advising to take the first one made available to you despite its efficacy rate.Experts say a vaccine’s effectiveness and efficacy are two different things.Efficacy refers to how well a drug, in this case, a vaccine, works under controlled circumstance such as a clinical trial. Effectiveness refers to how well that drug or vaccine works in the real world.Dr.

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‘Patchwork-quilt approach’: Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout frustrates worker groups

COVID-19 vaccinations across the country is frustrating several groups of workers who identify as front-line employees and want to be bumped up in the queue.The National Advisory Committee on Immunization makes recommendations for the use of vaccines and groups that should be prioritized, but each province has the responsibility for health care.“It is frustrating,” said Shelley Morse, president of the Canadian Teachers’ Federation, in Wolfville, N.S.“We know that (the committee) is calling for prioritization of different working groups.

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A look at when Canada could start administering COVID-19 vaccines to teens, children

coronavirus continue to be administered across the country, one question remains unanswered — when will shots be approved for children and when will kids be vaccinated?On Sunday U.S. Dr.

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Johnson & Johnson vaccine approved in Canada. How does it compare to the others?

coronavirus vaccines after giving the green light to Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 shot.Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose shot joins a growing arsenal of vaccines that include shots from Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca to protect Canadians against COVID-19. Canada approves Johnson & Johnson’s 1-shot COVID-19 vaccine “At this time, we consider all available vaccines to be effective,” said Dr.

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AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine not recommended for Canadians over age 65: NACI

COVID-19 vaccine from AstraZeneca be used on people aged 65 or older.

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Canadians are angry about vaccine delays. It’s hurting Trudeau’s poll numbers: Ipsos

coronavirus vaccine rollout – and it’s starting to hurt the Liberals in the polls, according to fresh figures from Ipsos. Majority of Canadians say governments should have acted faster amid COVID-19, Ipsos poll finds A new poll from Ipsos found that 71 per cent of Canadians are “angry” that Canada is falling behind countries like the U.S.

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Booster shots, new clinical trials: What the COVID-19 variants could mean for vaccines

COVID-19 pandemic, a number of coronavirus vaccines were developed in record time last year.Now, new more transmissible variants that have emerged in different parts of the world have raised concerns about the protection they can offer — and vaccine makers are looking at updating their jabs. How prevalent are variants? A closer look at what — and where — they are in Canada “I think it’s clearly starting to look that … we’re going to have to, at some point, change the vaccines that we use to address the variants,” said Dr.

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Indigenous people should be prioritized in provincial COVID-19 vaccine rollout: Miller

COVID-19 vaccinations reaffirms the standard set for provinces to prioritize Indigenous people in their vaccination programs.Miller says his department is working with Indigenous leaders and the provincial and territorial health authorities to prepare mass immunization programs in First Nations, Metis and Inuit communities.

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Biden to meet with U.S. coronavirus vaccine adviser this week, official says

coronavirus vaccines said on Sunday he planned to meet with President-elect Joe Biden this week to discuss coronavirus vaccines as they are expected to be rolled out to the first Americans later this month.Moncef Slaoui, Operation Warp Speed chief adviser, said he has not yet met with Biden, who has criticized the Trump administration’s vaccine distribution plan.“We really look forward to it because actually things have been really very appropriately planned,” Slaoui said in an interview with CBS’ “Face the Nation.” Biden to immediately ask Americans for 100 days of wearing masks after swearing-in Biden said on Friday his team had not seen a detailed plan from the Trump administration to distribute vaccine to various states.“There is no

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The global race for coronavirus vaccine doses: how does Canada compare?

coronavirus within reach, countries around the world are rushing to secure access to doses they hope will help end a deadly pandemic that has so far killed more than 1.3 million people.So far, Canada has secured nearly 414 million vaccine doses — more than 10 doses per-capita for a country of 37.9 million people.This number would be enough to vaccinate Canada’s entire population “five times over,” beating out every other country in terms of confirmed orders for COVID-19 vaccines per-capita, according to a data analysis compiled by Duke University.

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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