In Toronto alone, an estimated 73,000 students in Grades 7 through 12 are behind by at least one dose in their Hepatitis B, Human Papilloma Virus and meningococcal vaccines.
When he established his lab in the 1980s, Pieter Cullis says he never could have fathomed that his "curiosity-based'' research would play a critical role in vaccines that have benefited hundreds of millions.
Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says those vaccinations have already begun and people over age 70 in the community will be getting invitations in the coming weeks for a second booster shot.
Pharmacists in Quebec can now prescribe Paxlovid. The province, which is in its sixth wave of the pandemic, hopes the change will increase access to high-risk patients.
