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Health Canada has authorized a vaccine for children aged 12 to 15.
The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was given approval on Wednesday by Health Canada after a scientific review found it was safe and effective, marking another major milestone in the fight against COVID-19.
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About 20 per cent of cases of the virus since the pandemic began are in people under age 20, said Dr. Supriya Sharma, chief medical advisor at Health Canada. While children and youth are less likely to get seriously ill with COVID-19, they can transmit the virus.
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Premier Doug Ford repeated calls Friday for the federal government to tighten the country’s borders to keep out virus variants that originated outside Canada.
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If he had the power, he would close Pearson International airport immediately, the premier said, and limit land border crossing to essential trips.
He railed against the phenomenon of people travelling to Canada from the U.S. by flying to northern New York, then hiring a taxi or renting a car to drive to the border before driving or walking across.
Doug Ford says he d close Toronto s Pearson Airport immediately if he could
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A self-isolating Ontario Premier Doug Ford made no bones when speaking to reporters Friday on afternoon about who he thinks is responsible for the proliferation of deadly new viral variants across his province.
Needless to say, he s not blaming himself. or the inadequacy and lateness of his government s paid sick day proposal.
Rather, Ford chastised the federal government (again) over border restrictions that he and others have long warned would be too weak to stop the steady flow of COVID-19 into Canada.
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TORONTO Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said he is working to formalize a request made by Ontario Premier Doug Ford to suspend the arrival of international students in the province. Speaking to reporters late Friday morning, Trudeau said Ontario is the only province making such a request and they are “happy to work more narrowly with them.” “We’ll be reaching out to their officials today to formalize that request,” Trudeau said. International students are currently exempt from Canada’s COVID-19 travel rules. All students must be able to provide a valid study permit or a letter of introduction that shows they were approved for a permit.