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
AstraZeneca
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.
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
Ontario has paused AstraZeneca. So, can I get my second dose sooner?
Vaxx Populi: Ontario and Alberta have stopped giving first doses of AstraZeneca. What does that mean for those who’ve already had one?
One day in Ottawa and a catastrophe of vaccine messaging
Shannon Proudfoot: From a television appearance by NACI’s chair to a confounding response by the health minister, confidence in COVID vaccines took a beating
Confused by NACI’s AstraZeneca recommendation? Why the first shot offered is still the best shot
Vaxx Populi: NACI described mRNA vaccines as "preferred," but the protection all vaccines—including AstraZeneca—offer from COVID is ’immensely higher’ than the risk of blood clots
Why some people feel COVID vaccine side effects and others don’t
Vaxx Populi: Some research has found more side effects after one dose of AstraZeneca than of Pfizer. But there’s no evidence that a stronger reaction means stronger immunity.
Here’s what you really need to get a COVID vaccine in Ontario
An alchemy involving copious free time, a car and loads of social capital—adding up to a terrible way to get jabs into the arms that need them most
A vaccine system for the fortunate few
Shannon Proudfoot: There are lots of ways to get the AZ shot in Ontario’s crazy vaccine system. Being the most deserving candidate isn’t one of them.
Why AstraZeneca’s eligibility has changed in some provinces. Plus, how to get a shot.
Vaxx Populi: Health Canada reaffirmed its confidence in AstraZeneca but doses were at risk of going to waste as those 55 and older avoided the vaccine