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Health Canada approves updated Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for fall

www.cp24.com

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As an American, I'm super jealous
- As an Albertan, so am I.
  
  Yep. I don't have funds nor some medical reason, so my government has decided that I don't get to stay healthy.
Man, I can't wait to cross the border into Canada so I can get a vaccine booster for me and my family.
- Make sure you have your provincial health card with you...
  
  As an American, I'm hoping I can pay full price.
You're going to need herd immunity. Canada is dangerously close to a country where RFK Jr is in charge of public health.
- there is no herd immunity against covid without a sterilizing vaccine
  
  Fair point. Hopefully spray vaccine and/or sterilizing vaccine will arrive one day. Anyway, a good vaccine coverage is important, and current vaccine are already effective at preventing illness/death.
  
  Like bleach?
- Covid is just as political in some places in Canada.
I've never appreciated vaccines more.
Interesting that Health Canada is no longer advising covid shots for healthy adults?
It recommends two doses of the vaccine per year for people 80 years of age and older, long-term care residents and people six months of age and older who are moderately to severely immunocompromised.
The advisory committee recommends one shot per year for people between 65 and 79 years of age, health-care workers and people at risk of getting severely ill from COVID-19.
- BS, poor reporting or bad faith reporting, you can read the actual recommendations here: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/publications/vaccines-immunization/national-advisory-committee-immunization-statement-guidance-covid-19-vaccines-2025-summer-2026.html
  In summary:
  they are moving away from fall-spring shots to 1 vs 2 shots per year because of the timing of surges, the way the vaccine works/wanes, and economic modeling on cost of vaccine programs.
  certain populations seem to be more cost effective to vaccinate twice per year, or even more than that, with at least 3 months between shots
  other populations, pretty much anyone over 6 months of age, appear to be more cost effective to vaccinate once a year
  the issue, of course, is the vaccines aren't perfect at stopping illness, there is low uptake, and they can't fully calculate the cost of not getting vaccinated, so outside of populations that are at a higher risk of complication it's hard to do the cost-based analysis.
  
  there is low uptake, disappointing.

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