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PSWs get first COVID-19 shots in Ottawa as Health Canada awaits final Moderna data

OTTAWA — Jo-Anne Miner, a personal support worker at an Ottawa long-term care home, was the first in the city to receive the COVID-19 vaccine as the national capital rolls out its inoculation program.

Dec 15, 2020 1:45 PM Read more >

What you need to know about Canada's first COVID-19 vaccine doses as rollout begins

Health Canada says the side effects from Pfizer's clinical trials were found to be "mild or moderate'" and included things like pain at the site of injection, body chills and feeling tired and feverish.

Dec 14, 2020 1:15 PM Read more >

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020. There are 454,852 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 454,852 confirmed cases (73,028 active, 368,474 resolved, 13,350 deaths).

Dec 13, 2020 10:15 AM Read more >

Officials urge Canadians to stay vigilant amid grim COVID forecasts for the holidays

Authorities are cautioning Canadians against getting swept up in the excitement of the approaching COVID-19 vaccine rollout, insisting that dropping our guards could have deadly consequences as federal forecasts predict the outbreak's death toll coul

Dec 12, 2020 11:30 AM Read more >

Provinces awash in second wave, sharpen focus of vaccine rollout plans

Health Canada approved the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer on Wednesday. Federal officials have not given a timeline for the possible approval or distribution of the Moderna shot.

Dec 11, 2020 1:45 PM Read more >

First Pfizer vaccine shots to be given right at delivery sites, not LTC homes: Tam

The Pfizer vaccine has very strict requirements, including that it be kept at temperatures below -70 C, which has made shipping it more difficult logistically.

Dec 9, 2020 12:45 PM Read more >

First doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, not yet approved, to land in Canada next week

There are two delivery sites in Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia and Alberta, and one in each of the other six provinces. None of the early shipments are headed for the territories.

Dec 9, 2020 10:15 AM Read more >

Defence chief says CAF will be ready after ordering COVID-19 vaccine prep last week

Health Canada is in the final stages of reviewing vaccine candidates from pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and Moderna, with a decision expected by the end of the month.

Dec 3, 2020 4:15 PM Read more >

Ottawa beefs up loans for hard-hit sectors — but big airlines not included for now

The move aims to bolster an industry made up largely of small and medium-sized businesses and that accounts for roughly 750,000 jobs and two per cent of GDP, according to the government.

Dec 1, 2020 1:45 PM Read more >

Canadians’ pessimistic pandemic state of mind worsening

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced Canadians to endure a series of different restrictions for more than eight months.

Nov 30, 2020 2:15 PM Read more >