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. The Globe and Mail newspaper, citing medical data from various levels of government, said Canada has so far spent C$1.5 billion ($1.4 billion ...

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. "We are doing better than any other country in producing vaccine on a per capita basis, with one company ...

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(Reuters) - Three Canadian provinces have delayed their seasonal flu vaccination programs for most residents, citing unpublished studies that link the vaccine to H1N1 swine flu. Preliminary Canadian research suggests people who have had seasonal flu shots could be at a greater risk of catching swine flu. However, federal health officials are skeptical, with Canada's top doctor saying ...

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. "We're hoping that we'll be on track for having the vaccine, start immunizing in late October so ...