Surplus AstraZeneca vaccine emerges in Nova Scotia
Posted: Apr 29, 2021 6:00 AM AT | Last Updated: April 29 A medical worker prepares a dose of the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine at a centre in Antwerp, Belgium, on March 18, 2021. Nova Scotia has lowered the eligibility age for the vaccine to 40.(Yves Herman/Reuters) Some pharmacists in Nova Scotia say we're about to find out how popular — or unpopular — the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine is in the province. Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health, announced Wednesday the province is lowering the age for AstraZeneca eligibility to 40 years old. His announcement come...