#Can I get the COVID-19 vaccine if I have allergies?

#Can I get the COVID-19 vaccine if I have allergies?

“#Can I get the COVID-19 vaccine if I have allergies?” Welcome to Vaxx Populi, Maclean’s ongoing series tackling the most pressing questions related to the COVID-19 vaccines. On Dec. 14, Canada initiated the most complex vaccination project the country has seen to date: inoculating the population against COVID-19. As health care workers, long-term care residents…

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#Why Canada’s vaccine rollout won’t be easy

#Why Canada’s vaccine rollout won’t be easy

“#Why Canada’s vaccine rollout won’t be easy” In 1979 and 1980, Canada saw its worst spike of measles in a decade. In Ontario, which had been hit particularly hard by the outbreak, the provincial government decided to take unprecedented action by drafting the Immunization of School Pupils Act, which would make it mandatory for students…

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#2021 is the year that dry ice gets hot

#2021 is the year that dry ice gets hot

“#2021 is the year that dry ice gets hot” Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine—on track to be the first delivered to Canada—must be kept below -70° C, which will require dry ice, and lots of it When assessing the logistical challenges of distributing hundreds of millions of coronavirus vaccine doses across North America, a University of Texas…

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