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Canada shrugs off cost of flu vaccination campaign

2010-02-24T06:15:03Z

<div><p>OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's top medical official defended the national H1N1 vaccination campaign on Thursday, and said the costs of doing nothing would be far higher than the money spent immunizing millions of people.</p><p>OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Canadian government, facing public impatience over the pace of vaccinations for the H1N1 flu, defended its use of a single vaccine supplier on Tuesday but said it would consider use of several sources of vaccine for future pandemics.</p><p>"We are doing better than any other country in producing vaccin...

Three Canada provinces delay seasonal flu vaccine

2010-02-25T02:35:30Z

<div><p>WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Three Canadian provinces have delayed their seasonal flu vaccination programs for most residents, citing unpublished studies that link the vaccine to H1N1 swine flu.</p><p>Preliminary Canadian research suggests people who have had seasonal flu...

Canada aims to give H1N1 flu vaccines in October

2010-02-26T15:21:57Z

<div><p>OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada aims to start immunizing its population against the new H1N1 flu virus in October but has not yet decided who should be a priority for getting the shot, the country's top public health official said on Monday.</p><p>"We're hoping that we'll be on track for...