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CanAge: Canada Scores Failing Grade on Vaccinating Seniors in Scathing New Report
TORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / February 23, 2021 / CanAge, Canada s national seniors advocacy organization, has released a groundbreaking report assigning each province and territory a grade on their immunization efforts - a core pillar of protecting the health of older adults. Adult Vaccination in Canada: Cross-Country Report Card 2021 , the first report of its kind in Canada, culminates a nation-wide objective assessment of how effectively each province and territory funds and makes accessible the best-in-class vaccines for older adults in line with NACI (National Advisory Committee on Immunization) recommendations.
The average overall score across the country was a D-, raising serious concerns for the health and safety of Canada s more than 6.8 million seniors. Ontario and PEI are clear frontrunners in immunization, each earning B- for above-average vaccine coverage. At the other end of the spectrum