Almost one-quarter of Canadians immunized against H1N1: chief health officer

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Almost one-quarter of Canadians immunized against H1N1: chief health officer



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November 16, 2009 12:47 p.m.

<!-- ARTICLE BODY --><SCRIPT language=javascript> try { Prop8="False" } catch(err) { } </SCRIPT>WINNIPEG - The country's chief public health officer says almost one-quarter of Canadians have been immunized against swine flu.

Dr. David Butler-Jones says Canada is leading the world when it comes to the percentage of the population vaccinated. He says that's why Canada has had so few deaths and serious cases of the virus so far.

Butler-Jones also says that despite initial shortages, vaccine shipments are now flowing well.

He says there will be several million doses available this week and plans are to ship another three million doses next week.

Butler-Jones says he expects that means more people will be eligible to get the shot soon.

http://www.metronews.ca/ottawa/live...s-immunized-against-h1n1-chief-health-officer

 

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Re: Almost one-quarter of Canadians immunized against H1N1: chief health officer

?Hundreds of doses of H1N1 vaccine discarded in Canada due to 24-hour shelf life?In Toronto, that means close to 500 doses of the adjuvanted vaccine have been disposed of even as people remain shut out of the priority groups entitled to receive the shot.? http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5gRxor0JBBEcOvf6CZr9M6_T2N2EQ

?The federal government has approved the Canadian version of the swine flu vaccine for pregnant women and will soon begin allowing some healthy kids and adults to get it too? Canada had also bought an additional 200,000 doses of adjuvant-free vaccine from Australia when the GlaxoSmithKline plant in Ste-Foy, Que., was unable to produce its version quickly enough? http://www.healthzone.ca/health/new...ottawa-clears-h1n1-vaccine-for-pregnant-women