On Monday, children across Nova Scotia are set to return to their schools after this week’s March Break. While some restrictions will remain in place for the health care system, students will be re-entering classrooms on the same day that the province enters Phase 3 of its reopening plan. Public health and school public health […]
Review: benefits of vaccinating children against COVID-19 far outweigh the risks
Dr. Karina Top, Canadian Centre for Vaccinology investigator, says researchers wanted to make sure there was "clear information available" for parents who had questions, concerns about the vaccine.
In a detailed review of current international research, experts working with Canada’s COVID-19 Immunity Task Force are assuring guardians and parents that the benefits of vaccinating young children far outweigh the risks. Published online December 1, the authors of Vaccinating Children against COVID-19: The Benefits Outweigh the Risks note this is especially important as new variants […]
Children ages six months to five years needed for Moderna COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial
A clinical trial examining the safety and effectiveness of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine in very young children has started recruiting participants between the ages of six months to five years in Halifax. With Health Canada’s announcement on Friday that Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is now approved for use in children ages five to 11, the only group […]
COVID-19 vaccine trial in Halifax struggling to find participants
While many people already have their first doses, trial is an "opportunity for Canadians to step up," so other countries can get access to vaccines, CEO says
With hundreds of thousands of approved vaccines now jabbed into arms across the province, a COVID-19 vaccine trial being conducted in Halifax is struggling to find participants. The COVID-19 vaccine candidate by Alberta-based Entos Pharmaceuticals is currently undergoing the first phase of human clinical trials in Halifax at the Canadian Centre for Vaccinology. “The vaccine […]