Slow booster uptake causing some COVID vaccines to expire
Health Canada says almost 1.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines held in a national inventory have expired since January.
Srinivas Murthy
Vaccine to shut down Omicron will probably come too late
Health Canada's chief medical adviser says variant-specific vaccines can be approved faster than the general ones first issued to combat COVID-19, but one targeting the Omicron strain still likely won't be ready in time to help with the latest wave.
Canada stocking up on Pfizer, Moderna doses for 2022
Federal COVID-19 vaccine contracts mean Canada should get enough doses to give two or three more mRNA shots to every Canadian, every year until at least 2024.
Canada needs culture shift to nurture health research successes: expert
Canada is home to significant scientific expertise and research tackling COVID-19, though one expert says long-standing hurdles make it difficult for the country to punch above its weight in the global fight against the virus.