Posted: Mar 16, 2021 5:00 AM ET | Last Updated: March 16
102-year-old Douglas Cochrane is among the centenarians who have been vaccinated against COVID-19. He got his shots a few months ago. If I had to do it all over again, I would do it. (Ana Seara/Sunnybrook Veterans Centre)
Expert advisory group says 3rd wave of pandemic is underway in Ontario.
Moderna begins COVID-19 vaccine trial in kids under the age of 12.
A health worker is seen near a COVID-19 patient in the intensive care unit of the Clinics Hospital in San Lorenzo, Paraguay, on Tuesday. Paraguay’s government has tightened restrictions due to an increase in COVID-19 cases, which has collapsed the country s health-care system.(Daniel Duarte/AFP/Getty Images)
AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine now recommended for those 65 and older in Canada
Earlier this month, the committee, which makes recommendations on the use of newly approved vaccines in Canada, recommended that Canadians over 65 not receive an AstraZeneca-Oxford shot, while Health Canada, the regulator, had authorized its use in adults of all ages.