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19.04.2021 / 23:41

COVID-19: Londoners urged to take advantage of expanded access to AstraZeneca vaccine

COVID-19 vaccine at local pharmacies.Ontario and Alberta announced on Sunday that they would be expanding the age eligibility for the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to those age 40 and older, down from 55 and older, with Manitoba following suit on Monday and Saskatchewan taking it under consideration. Feds to send personnel, rapid tests to Ontario as province struggles to contain COVID-19 Deputy mayor Josh Morgan says “the expanded eligibility at pharmacies will open up to a larger number of Londoners.

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Pharmacists in southern Alberta discuss COVID-19 vaccine delays

Moderna COVID-19 vaccine over 90% effective 6 months after booster shot, data shows He adds that it’s frustrating to receive a lack of reliable information when it comes to exactly when pharmacists should be receiving their weekly shipments of the vaccine.According to Alberta Blue Cross, vaccine shipments are coordinated between Alberta Health and pharmacy wholesale distributors. ‘Unhinged conspiracy theorists’: Kenney blasts protesters for threatening Dr.

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Lower city pharmacies in Hamilton soon to offer AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

list of locations residents aged 55 and older can book an appointment to get the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, as of this week.The drug stores will join 21 other locations in the city selected by the province for the rollout, however, not all of the pharmacies will start vaccinating at the same time the week of April 12.

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COVID-19: More vaccine access on the way for London and Middlesex County

COVID-19 vaccines in the coming days.Glimpses of what’s to come where unveiled during the Middlesex-London Health Unit’s media briefing on Thursday, with expansions on the horizon for local vaccine eligibility and London’s pharmacy vaccination capacity. COVID-19: Vaccine eligibility expands in London-Middlesex, Elgin-Oxford to those 65+ Medical officer of health Dr.

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Hamilton leaders outraged lower city excluded from province’s vaccine rollout in pharmacies

COVID-19 vaccines in pharmacies, calling the decision “reckless.”Hamilton Centre NDP MPP Andrea Horwath and MP Matthew Green, as well as city councillors Jason Farr, Nrinder Nann, Maureen Wilson and Sam Merulla, issued a joint statement calling the move “incomprehensible and irresponsible” and suggesting more risk factors with populations in the lower and inner-city.

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COVID-19: At least 3 pharmacies in HKPR Health Unit to carry vaccine, the province says

AstraZeneca vaccine. COVID-19 — 6 new cases for Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit; variants at 56 HKPRDHU acting medical officer of health Dr.

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Why is B.C. one of the few provinces not using pharmacies for COVID-19 vaccinations?

The head of one of Canada’s largest pharmacy companies is asking the B.C.

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COVID-19 vaccine pilot at some Ontario pharmacies to begin next week with Oxford-AstraZeneca

COVID-19 vaccines next week.Health Minister Christine Elliott says many of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine doses expected to arrive in the province will go to the pharmacies for the pilot program.Canada received 500,000 doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca this week and Ontario has said those doses will be given to people between the ages of 60 and 64.

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COVID-19 testing now available in some Ontario pharmacies

COVID-19 tests today as the province tries to ease the burden on busy assessment centres.Up to 60 pharmacies are offering the appointment-only tests to certain asymptomatic individuals, such as those with loved ones in long-term care homes, close contacts of a case or high-risk workers. Ontario announces COVID-19 testing to be expanded to pharmacies Meanwhile, the government announced yesterday that the province’s assessment centres will now focus on testing those with symptoms, exposure to a case and people involved in outbreak investigations.Premier Doug Ford had previously said anyone who wanted a test could get one at an assessment centre but changed that message yesterday.

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Lethbridge pharmacy announces asymptomatic COVID-19 testing despite province keeping quiet

COVID-19 testing, according to its owner.The province announced the pilot project on June 25, which saw 20 pharmacies across the province start offering testing for anyone without symptoms of the virus. The move was made in an effort to make testing more accessible.Health Minister Tyler Shandro announced last month the locations were mostly in Calgary and Edmonton.However, the province did not disclose which locations were selected, to avoid overwhelming the individual pharmacies.

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Okanagan seniors voice concerns about hike in prescription costs

Many people refilling prescriptions during the coronavirus pandemic have faced sudden sticker shock.

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Coronavirus: Case confirmed at Kamloops grocery store

Interior Health says it has identified a case of coronavirus at a grocery store in Kamloops.

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Coronavirus: Canadian drug wholesaler restricting medicine shipments during COVID-19 pandemic

Andrew Forgione, a spokesperson for the drug wholesaler McKesson, said the company was working with pharmacies, hospitals and manufacturing partners to promote responsible ordering and distribution during the novel coronavirus pandemic and COVID-19 outbreak.

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