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15.03.2021 / 15:07

Mild, temporary vaccine side effects? That’s a sign they’re working, experts say

side effects being reported in those receiving COVID-19 vaccines, and experts say that’s mostly a good thing.Vaccines are supposed to trigger an immune response, they say. That’s how you know they’re working.“If you have a vaccine that doesn’t produce a reaction in people, the resulting immune response is weaker,” said Earl Brown, a microbiologist with the University of Ottawa.Brown says vaccines work by stimulating our immune cells to grow and communicate with each other, giving directions on where to set up for an impending attack by the virus.

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Over 910,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses expected to arrive in Canada this week

COVID-19 vaccine doses this week as pharmaceutical companies ramp up deliveries to make good on their contractual obligations by the end of the month.The Public Health Agency of Canada says the country will receive nearly 445,000 shots from Pfizer-BioNTech for the second week running as the companies settle into a rhythm following a lengthy lull in January and much of February.The remaining 465,000 shots are expected from Moderna, as the pharmaceutical firm steps up its delivery schedule from once every three weeks to once every two.

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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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U.S. is planning to vaccinate 39 million more people than Canada this year. Here’s why

aiming to distribute about 40 million doses of coronavirus vaccines this year, with 100 million Americans expected to be vaccinated by the end of March 2021, according to U.S. health officials.“There is a lot riding on the success of this vaccine,” Dr.

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Will the coronavirus vaccine cause infertility? Here’s what you need to know

coronavirus vaccine is safe for pregnant people, or about misinformation circulating online that suggests the vaccine could even cause infertility.Canadian doctors say they are seeing a rise in questions like these since the vaccines were approved.And the Google search data appears to back them up.Over the last two weeks, the number of people searching for phrases like “Pfizer vaccine pregnancy,” “COVID vaccine pregnancy” and “coronavirus vaccine infertility” has shot up globally, overlapping with the approvals and early rollouts of vaccines in the U.K., Canada and the U.S.At the same time, the fact that the vaccine wasn’t tested on pregnant or breastfeeding individuals — a common and increasingly criticized medical research problem on its

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What’s in Pfizer’s vaccine? A look at the ingredients

coronavirus coupled with the quick development of a vaccine has put Pfizer and BioNTech’s shots under the proverbial microscope — particularly about the ingredients it uses.While there’s no question this happened at warp speed, experts agree the listed ingredients are pretty standard.In fact, they’re “almost simpler and more straightforward than any other vaccine,” according to Kyle Anderson, an assistant professor of biochemistry, microbiology and immunology at the University of Saskatchewan.“That’s because it’s a revolution in vaccine making,” he said.

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Coronavirus vaccines: What you should know about the side effects

coronavirus outbreak, and following months of scientific research and clinical trials by Pfizer and BioNTech, a newly approved COVID-19 vaccine began to roll out in Canada and the United States on Monday.Understandably, there is renewed hope of much-needed protection against the coronavirus, but people are also concerned about the possible side effects.“It’s really important to say that as we monitor the vaccines, adverse event reports will come up,” said Dr.

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COMMENTARY: What scientists look for in COVID-19 clinical trial results

next year.However, there is also a lot of vaccine skepticism, as well as questions about how much confidence should be placed in these announcements.Hesitation about taking a COVID-19 vaccine decreases as people learn more about vaccine safety testing, so these conversations are important to make informed choices about public health. Here are some questions to keep in mind about these vaccine study announcements.

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‘Massive undertaking’: Roadmap of Canada’s coronavirus vaccine roll-out

novel coronavirus early next year.And one of the people spearheading those efforts is a Canadian from Sherbrooke, Que. — Nicolas Chornet, senior vice-president of international manufacturing at Moderna.

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When will Canadians get a vaccine? Doctor answers our top COVID-19 questions

sharp lockdown’ with the growing cases of COVID-19 in their province.Manitoba announced Tuesday a renewed lockdown of non-essential businesses would begin this week while Ontario reported almost 1,400 COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, a new single-day record high.Infectious diseases expert Dr. Isaac Bogoch recently joined The Morning Show to break down the latest headlines.Dr.

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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