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One day in Ottawa and a catastrophe of vaccine messaging Shannon Proudfoot: From a television appearance by NACI s chair to a confounding response by the health minister, confidence in COVID vaccines took a beating Hajdu rises during Question Period in the House of Commons Dec. 10, 2020 (CP/Justin Tang) Monday was an absolutely hideous day if what you wanted was clear, useful, confidence-boosting communication about COVID-19 vaccines in Canada. If you wanted…the horrible opposite of that, then it was a good outing. First up was the National Advisory Council on Immunization (NACI), whose press conferences must increasingly be viewed like incoming meteorites by public health agencies who have to figure out how to educate and reassure a jumpy public after each one. ....
Vaxx Populi: NACI described mRNA vaccines as "preferred," but the protection all vaccines including AstraZeneca offer from COVID is 'immensely higher' than the risk of blood clots ....
6 hours ago OTTAWA – The National Advisory Committee on Immunization has been accused of causing confusion by telling Canadians they “should do whatever feels right to them” with respect to taking the AstraZenecavaccine or waiting for Pfizer or Moderna. “All we’re saying is listen to your heart. It’s really not our place to say one way or the other,” said Dr. Shelly Deeks, vice-chair of the body created to tell Canadians what to do with respect to vaccinations. “On the one hand you totally could get the AZ vaccine and protect yourself against the deadly COVIDpandemic. On the other hand you could not do that. Both seem like good choices to us.” ....