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and a vaccine maker said vials may yield more doses than expected.
Priority groups such as health-care workers and seniors began receiving Canada s first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine this week. The amount of any excess vaccine left in the vial can vary based on provider technique and ancillary supplies, Pfizer Canada spokeswoman Christina Antoniou said in an email.
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Email There may be excess vaccine in the vial after withdrawal of five doses, which in some cases may leave enough volume for an additional dose.
Published Thursday, December 17, 2020 6:30PM EST MONTREAL - A new report by Quebec s national public health institute suggests the province has done a better job protecting long-term care centres from COVID-19 outbreaks during the second wave of the pandemic than it did in the spring. Between Feb. 23 and July 11 - what the institute defines as the first wave of the pandemic - 14 per cent of the province s long-term care centres had more than 50 COVID-19 cases per 100 beds. That dropped to two per cent between Aug. 23 and Nov. 21, what it defines as the second wave, which is ongoing. The number of long-term care homes reporting a least one case also declined, from 39 per cent during the first wave, to 26 per cent during the second wave up until Nov. 21, the report said.
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