Dr. Theresa Tam's comments came hours after a small Spanish study on mixing and matching vaccines reported that giving a Pfizer-BioNTech shot for the second dose after AstraZeneca is safe and produced twice as many antibodies as a second dose of AstraZeneca.
The decision could affect more than 2.1 million people vaccinated with AstraZeneca, and is related mainly to safety issues for that vaccine. Tam said there are now 21 confirmed cases of vaccine-induced thrombotic thrombocytopenia, or VITT, the rare but serious blood-clotting disorder potentially linked to AstraZeneca.
She has said that a less socially distanced summer will depend on curbing case rates, reducing hospital patients and getting more vaccines into arms. She said if 75 per cent of eligible Canadians - right now that's people over 12 - get one dose, and 20 per cent get both doses, the summer could hold the promise of backyard barbecues, camping, outdoor picnics and evenings out with friends on a restaurant patio.
Many provincial governments aren't following the national suggestions. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, who said 75 per cent of people over 40 now have one dose, intends to move to step one reopening as planned May 30. The province also released a plan for starting second doses, cutting the expected wait from 16 weeks to 13 weeks for most people.
Legault said if 75 per cent of Quebecers over the age of 12 get both doses by the end of August, the provincewide public face mask requirement will be lifted.
“Grim death” pathetic fear mongering reporting, India is really suffering grim death in comparison.
JustinTrudeau with his mom and his dad Fidel Castro!!!!! This explains why he is horrified running the country