Canadian maker of promising mRNA vaccine looks to test it against Pfizer in new trial May 17, 2021 by (CP) Mia Rabson
(CP) OTTAWA – A homegrown mRNA vaccine for COVID-19 shows promising results in its first small trial and its maker is hoping to test it directly against the vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech.
Calgary-based Providence Therapeutics says its vaccine produced no serious adverse events and developed good antibodies against COVID-19 that “compare favourably” with the two mRNA vaccines already on the market from Pfizer and Moderna.
“We’re extremely pleased,” said Providence CEO Brad Sorenson.
The Phase 1 trial included 60 healthy adults between 18 and 64, with more than half of them receiving two doses of the vaccine, four weeks apart. The results have not yet been peer-reviewed.
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Minister of Canadian Heritage Steven Guilbeault speaks with the media in the Foyer of the House of Commons in Ottawa, Monday February 3, 2020.(Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)
Quebec remains one of the most punitive provinces in the country when it comes to fines for COVID-related behaviours, certainly in number but also likely in the total cost of fines as well.
Between April 2020 and August 2020 (first wave), the province reported giving out 3,756 fines, valued at $5.6 million.
Between September 2020 and March 2021 (second wave), the province reported giving out 7,445 fines, totalling $12.3 million in fines. Ticketing over this time period has increased exponentially: the province reported giving out 26 fines in October, 94 fines in November, 141 fines in December, 1,010 fines in January, 2,865 fines in February 2021, and 3,309 fines in March 2021.
The trend towards increasingly punitive measures has continued past the wave-two period we analyzed: in April, 2021, Quebec law enforcement officers gave a total of 5,060 fines, setting a new monthly record.
Canada Tells Wireless Firms to Sell Access to Networks
Bloomberg 13 hrs ago Derek Decloet and Ilya Banares
(Bloomberg) Canada issued new rules to bring down wireless costs, forcing large carriers including BCE Inc. and Rogers Communications Inc. resell access to their networks to smaller players.
The decision by the telecommunications regulator makes it easier for regional telecommunications providers such as Quebecor Inc. and Cogeco Communications Inc. to compete on wireless plans with the sector’s three dominant companies Rogers, BCE and Telus Corp.
But only companies that own spectrum in Canada will be eligible to participate in the “mobile virtual network operator” framework, cutting out foreign players because of domestic ownership rules. It applies for seven years, according to the decision released Thursday by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission.