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Confidence in AZ vaccine growing in Canada according to poll. Many possible reasons including fear of disease, trusted advice, individual stories and experiences, and seeing friends and family being vaccinated without incident among other factors.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 27, 2021 Source:AstraZeneca gets big confidence jolt in Canada: Poll
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Reports of rare vaccine breakthrough infections show how well the vaccines work. CDC reports findings of <1/14,000. Ongoing evaluation will help develop future versions of the vaccine to respond to the variants.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April , 2021 Source:Only 2 “breakthrough” infections among hundreds of fully vaccinated people, new study findsSo far, 5,800 fully vaccinated people have caught Covid anyway in US, CDC says Reference:Vaccine Breakthrough Infections with SARS-CoV-2 Variants
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Vaccine safety. No, the Pfizer vaccine was not rushed to market.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 14, 2020 Bill and I discuss the the false claim that the Pfizer vaccine was rushed to market. Reassuring Data for Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine How the Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine Works Covid vaccine: What you need to know about vaccine safety Is the Covid vaccine safe? As regulators race to approve Pfizer-BioNTech…
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Sunday House Call, #769, December 13, 2020: Canards in a Barrel: Shooting down the misinformation about the Pfizer vaccine.
Sunday House Call, #769, December 13, 2020: Canards in a Barrel: Shooting down the misinformation about the Pfizer vaccine. The claims that the Pfizer vaccine was rushed to market does not follow the available evidence. I also discussed today how the vaccine works and the amazing science behind it. I also reviewed the known side…
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The vaccine development process is still beholden to clinical trial realities and barriers that are beyond our control. Predicting when we will have a Covid-19 vaccine is a mug’s game. Could be tomorrow, could be next year.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 3, 2020 Source:It may be time to reset expectations on when we’ll get a Covid-19 vaccine
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Researchers are doing their job when clinical trials are put on hold. Data and safety monitoring are part of the process. There are no shortcuts even for the Covid-19 vaccines in development.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 21, 2020 Source:Covid-19 vaccine researchers left in the dark as trials remain on hold
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Afternoon Edition – Wednesday House Call, February 2, 2011
Afternoon Edition – Wednesday House Call, February 2, 2011 Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to take calls on medical matters from the CFRA Nation. Topics include vaccine safety and internet misinformation, facial numbness and hearing loss and eating peanuts and shellfish during pregnancy.
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Sunday House Call #287 for October 25, 2009 Special Vaccine and H1N1 edition
As the focus of attention turns to the H1N1 outbreak that is now occurring across the country, the public faces an array of information sources that will influence their opinion about vaccination. There have been many claims and critiques about the H1N1 vaccine and it has become a springboard to envelop other vaccines and vaccination…
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H1N1 vaccine questions and evidenced-based answers
With the H1N1 flu season upon us, the need to provide credible evidenced-based information to the public is an essential in order to answer questions and concerns. Dr. Isra Levy, the City of Ottawa’s Chief Medical Offer of Health and Dr. Nadine Sicard, Associate Medical Offer of Health and member of the National Advisory Committee…