OTTAWA Jurisdictions across the country have been following a national vaccine panelâs recommendation to prolong the time between the first and second doses of two-shot COVID-19 vaccines to up to four months. However, with Canadaâs vaccine supply set to increase, will provinces start to shorten the interval between shots? CTVNews.ca looked into several provincesâ current policies and whether some have plans to change their approach anytime soon, and where things stand when it comes to Canadaâs uncommonly long COVID-19 vaccine dosing intervals. The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI)âan arm s-length volunteer advisory panel of medical experts that makes recommendations on the use of vaccinesârecommended March 3 to put off second shots in order to make COVID-19 protection as widespread as possible with the limited doses Canada had, despite it being against the manufacturersâ advice.
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TORONTO Ontario says the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine will be offered to individuals 40 years old and over in pharmacies and primary care settings starting on Tuesday. A spokesperson for Health Minister Christine Elliott confirmed the change on Sunday evening. There have been growing calls for the provincial government to make the vaccine more widely available as Ontario continues to see record numbers in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations amid a third wave that is mainly driven by variants of concern. I can confirm that based on current supply, Ontario will begin offering the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to individuals aged 40 and over at pharmacy and primary care settings across the province effective Tuesday, the spokesperson said.