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One dose of mRNA vaccine reduced COVID risk for at least four months in health care workers

One dose of mRNA vaccine reduced COVID risk for at least four months in health care workers Due to a shortage in vaccines, the Quebec Immunization Committee (QIC) recommended that the Canadian province of Quebec defer the second dose of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine to optimize the coverage of the first dose. The reason behind this proposal was to protect a majority of the high-risk population, which includes individuals in the older age groups and frontline workers, from severe COVID-19 infection and deaths. Quebec started its vaccination campaign by targeting long-term care facility (LTCF) residents and healthcare workers (HCW) who were in direct contact with patients. Based on the vaccine supply and short-term vaccine effectiveness (VE) reports, in early March 2021, the Canadian National Advisory Committee on Immunization and the Quebec Ministry of Health set the duration between two vaccine doses to be 16 weeks.

Quebec Latest Canadian Province To Halt Use Of AstraZeneca Vaccines First Dose - Minister

Quebec has become the latest Canadian province to halt the first-dose vaccination with the AstraZeneca shot, citing the dangerous complications to human health if it is administered, the provincial health ministry said on Thursday.As of today, the AstraZeneca vaccine will no longer be offered as a ..

Quebec discontinuing giving out first doses of AstraZeneca vaccine

  MONTREAL Quebec has announced it will no longer offer the AstraZeneca vaccine as a first dose. The decision is based on the recommendations of the Quebec Immunization Committee, according to a Health Ministry press release. The government notes that almost all of the available doses in Quebec have been used up in recent weeks. People aged 45 and over were able to get vaccinated with AstraZeneca s product at the end of April, before the age group was officially opened. The vaccine was not offered to anyone younger than 45 years old. An additional 148,000 doses of AstraZeneca s vaccine are scheduled to be delivered next week. Those doses will be reserved as second doses for people who received the CoviShield or AstraZeneca vaccine as a first dose.

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