New Moderna COVID-19 vaccine approved by Health Canada

Published: Sep 12, 2023 Duration: 00:01:51 Category: News & Politics
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Intro with the latest covid-19 shot now approved this is the advice from Health Canada individuals who are five years of age and older should receive one dose of the vaccine regardless of the covid-19 vaccination history the moderna vaccine along with two others still under review including Pfizer no longer include the original strain of the virus instead they specifically Target a current version of the Omicron variant that's expected to circulate this fall and winter in the last few weeks COVID19 update we have started to see an increase in covid-19 indicators across many areas of the country including hospitalizations COVID19 hospitalizations the most recent data show covid-19 killing 48 Canadians in a week and while far from the peak last year there are still about 2165 Canadians lying in hospital beds with the virus an uptick from the previous week I see these patients and COVID19 deaths essentially they're people who are coming in with their covid which is triggered off an underlying problem that they had health officials insist people at highest risk of severe disease include adults over 65 long-term care home residents and those with underlying medical conditions in that group of people with underlying conditions those underlying conditions are principally people with active cancer are being treated people who are transplant recipients and people who are under very active treatment for serious conditions the first doses of the new moderna vaccine will start arriving this week and be widely rolled out by provinces and territories in October with respiratory viruses and fast approaching and hospitals still under pressure doctors are hoping Canadians will roll up their sleeves for a flu and covid vaccine at the same time Christine Burak CBC News Toronto

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