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“#I’m immunocompromised. Can I get the COVID-19 vaccine?” Vaxx Populi: Some groups were excluded from Pfizer and Moderna vaccine trials—including those who are immunocompromised and pregnant. Where does that leave them now? The most common question being asked of Dr. Karina Top is “whether people in priority groups ([such as] health care workers) who have…
“#How will I know (and where do I go) when it’s my turn to get the COVID vaccine?” Vaxx Populi: Once we get to Phase 2, vaccines will be administered at pharmacies, doctors’ offices and other large sites. Authorities are discussing notification systems for the public. This is one of the most common questions received…
“#When are more COVID vaccine doses coming to Canada?” Vaxx Populi: Justin Trudeau just promised that 20 million Canadians will be vaccinated by Canada Day. How does that fit with the distribution timetable? In December, Ottawa announced that it planned to have three million high-risk Canadians vaccinated by the end of March. On Jan. 8,…
“#Who is allowed to administer the shot in Canada?” Vaxx Populi: Health care workers need specific qualifications to immunize people. The Public Health Agency of Canada has made the training free to provinces and territories. In the past few weeks, countless doctors, nurses and other health care professionals have volunteered to help with Canada’s vaccination programs…
“#How quickly will the COVID-19 vaccines start curbing the pandemic in Canada?” Vaxx Populi: If we vaccinate older people first, we should start to see reduced deaths and hospitalizations within a month, says one expert More than 20,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines were administered on Jan. 5, including a dose given to Josephee Adams, a 70-year-old…
“#Why aren’t governments reserving second doses?” Vaxx Populi: Modelling suggests nearly 30 per cent of infections could be avoided by front-loading the distribution of first doses On Tuesday, the Ontario government announced that it would vaccinate all residents, workers and essential caregivers in long-term care (LTC) facilities in the hotspots of Toronto, Peel and York…
“#My mom turns 80 this summer. Can we plan a party, now that Canada has COVID-19 vaccines?” Vaxx Populi: Hopefully, people in high-risk categories will be vaccinated by mid-2021, but the virus may still be transmissible. Experts suggest proceeding with optimistic caution. “I’d start planning,” Dr. Lynora Saxinger, an infectious diseases physician in Edmonton told…
“#Who is next in line for the vaccine in Canada?” In early 2021, Canada will begin vaccinating essential workers. Who falls into that category, and in what order will they be vaccinated? Right now, front-line health care workers and long-term care (LTC) residents and staff are at the head of the line to get COVID-19…
“#There’s a new strain of COVID-19. Will the vaccines work against it?” Vaxx Populi: The mutations identified in England affect the virus’s crucial spike protein, but so far scientists expect the vaccines will protect against the new variant. On Dec. 14, British Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced that the government “has identified a new variant…
“#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…