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My first dose was Pfizer. Why am I being offered Moderna for the second?
Experts say the two mRNA vaccines are interchangeable as millions of doses of both Pfizer and Moderna arrive in Canada
Patricia Treble
Patricia Treble is the royal specialist at Maclean’s. In addition to her interest in all things monarchical—from the Queen's constitutional role to Kate's flyaway hems—she writes on everything from TV, books and celebrity culture to history and sports trends.
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Fully vaccinated people have gotten the Delta COVID variant. Should we be worried?
New data from the U.K. shows the vaccines do a terrific job keeping people out of hospital, even if they get the variant. So let’s get needles into arms.
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Canada is slowing down on first doses, but that could be a good thing
The plain truth is we’re running out of arms that haven’t already had needles jabbed into them, and Round 2 is full swing
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Joe Biden has tea with the Queen: Six takeaways from a closely watched visit
Maclean’s royal watcher Patricia Treble on the Queen’s brooch, Biden’s sunglasses and a monarch who is clearly back to enjoying herself
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These happy data warriors do a better job charting the pandemic than your government
Vaxx Populi: A friendly competition between economists is generating the graphs and information Canadians really care about
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Can AstraZeneca be tweaked so that it doesn’t lead to blood clots?
Vaxx Populi: Researchers are getting faster at recognizing, diagnosing and treating VITT, and there is hope that they’re zeroing in on what causes it
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NACI approves mixing COVID vaccines: What you need to know
Vaxx Populi: If you got a first dose of AstraZeneca, you can choose to get an mRNA vaccine for your second dose. Pfizer and Moderna will also be interchangeable as second doses.
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COVID-19 variant of concern B.1.1.7 has a new name: Alpha. Will it stick?
An expert group has recommended using letters of the Greek alphabet like Alpha, Beta and Gamma as ’easy-to-pronounce and non-stigmatizing labels’ for COVID variants
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How soon are second doses coming for Canadians, and who will get them first?
Vaxx Populi: The four-month interval between doses is ticking away for Canadians, while new research is emerging about the optimal time to wait
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What we know about the COVID variant first found in India
How quickly it spreads, how it responds to vaccines and how we can stop it from causing a fourth wave in Canada