Infectious Diseases/Vaccines

U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) makes prediction on vaccine effectiveness based on reports of how well the vaccine is working in five South American countries.

One of the six experts, Dr. Fahad Razak, says most scientists believe it’s ‘only a matter of time’ before another global health crisis hits.

Large trial suggests that a simple, scalable and cost-efficient electronic ‘nudge’ may have substantial public health benefits.

PHAC says the manufacturer requires a minimum order of its updated protein-based vaccine, called Nuvaxovid, which far exceeds the uptake by Canadians last year.

This year’s practice point removes last year’s preferential recommendation for the quadrivalent vaccine for children six months to 17 years old.

Which statement about the new oral cholera vaccine, Vaxchora (Bavarian Nordic Canada) is FALSE?

Health Emergency Readiness Canada is tasked with boosting Canada’s life-sciences sector and ensuring Canadians get faster access to vaccines, medical therapies and diagnostics by accelerating the transition from research to commercialization.

The Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccine, called Comirnaty, targets the KP.2 subvariant of Omicron, replacing the previous version which targeted the XBB.1.5 Omicron subvariant.