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COVID-19 vaccinations: What you need to know about the second dose

In Canada, currently approved COVID-19 vaccines—from Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech—have demonstrated remarkable efficacy based on two doses taken at specified intervals. But what happens if you contract COVID-19 in between shots? Dr. Manish Sadarangani, associate professor at UBC’s faculty of medicine and director of the Vaccine Evaluation Center at BC Children’s Hospital, weighs in on the […]

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First Moderna COVID-19 vaccinations starting Monday

Fox News Flash top headlines for December 20 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. Americans are expected to roll their sleeves and receive the first initial doses of the newly authorized Moderna coronavirus vaccine on Monday, Dec. 21. The urgently needed shots against the fast-spreading deadly disease began shipment on […]

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Postnatal Education Increases Pain Relief Use at Vaccinations

MONDAY, Oct. 22, 2018 — In-hospital postnatal education about infant pain management at vaccinations leads to more frequent use of pain relief interventions, according to a study published online Oct. 22 in CMAJ, the journal of the Canadian Medical Association. Anna Taddio, Ph.D., from the University of Toronto, and colleagues randomly assigned new mothers to […]

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South Carolina Reports First Case of Measles in Over 20 Years

South Carolina health officials announced that there is a case of the measles in the state, the first in 21 years. The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control learned of a resident in Georgetown County with the measles, they announced Aug. 11, and said that they cannot release more information on the patient […]