Wednesday, June 10, 2026
    ADVT 
    National

    Health Canada to add warning on AstraZeneca

    Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 23 Mar, 2021 05:48 PM
    • Health Canada to add warning on AstraZeneca

    Health Canada is in the process of adding a warning about a rare possible side-effect of blood clots from the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine but is still certain the vaccine is safe and effective against COVID-19.

    The department's chief medical adviser Dr. Supriya Sharma says the warning comes on the heels of a similar warning in Europe last week but doesn't change Health Canada's analysis that the vaccine's benefits outweigh its risks.

    The European Medicines Agency last week amended its authorization of the vaccine to say there is not an overall increase in the risk of blood clots after getting the vaccine.

    However the EMA and Health Canada are still analyzing data to see if there is a reason the vaccine may have caused a very small number of blood clots in the vein that drains blood from the brain.

    Sharma says the warning in Canada would centre on what to look for, including intense or persistent headaches, shortness of breath and pain in the legs.

    Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says Canada's vaccination program is moving much faster than before but warns there has been a 15 per cent rise in the number of new cases of COVID-19 in the last week.

    Prev Next

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Calls mount for Canadian response on Hong Kong

    Calls mount for Canadian response on Hong Kong
    The growing exasperation follows Ottawa's suspension of an extradition treaty with Hong Kong in early July after China passed a security law that put Hong Kong under tighter control from Beijing.

    Calls mount for Canadian response on Hong Kong

    Canada lobster industry facing U.S. probe

    Canada lobster industry facing U.S. probe
    The Canadian industry gained most of the Chinese market that the Americans lost after China slapped a 35 per cent tariff on U.S. lobster exports.

    Canada lobster industry facing U.S. probe

    B.C. final 2019-20 budget turns to deficit

    B.C. final 2019-20 budget turns to deficit
    The government's final budget numbers show a deficit of $321 million from a projected surplus of $274 million for the 2019-20 budget.

    B.C. final 2019-20 budget turns to deficit

    CBSA seizes $58,000 worth of opium poppy plants at Pacific Highway Border

    CBSA seizes $58,000 worth of opium poppy plants at Pacific Highway Border
    After X-ray imaging of the tractor and trailer revealed anomalies, officers continued their examination and located seven boxes of suspected dried opium poppy plants (including the pods), weighing 29 kg total.

    CBSA seizes $58,000 worth of opium poppy plants at Pacific Highway Border

    Minister looking into Ortis allegations: PM

    Minister looking into Ortis allegations: PM
    Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Public Safety Minister Bill Blair is looking into allegations the RCMP brushed off warnings about a senior director who was later arrested on national-security charges.

    Minister looking into Ortis allegations: PM

    N.S. mass shooting: media outlets challenge judge

    N.S. mass shooting: media outlets challenge judge
    David Coles submitted an application today for a judicial review of decisions Judge Laurel Halfpenny-MacQuarrie made last month, arguing she had exceeded her jurisdiction.

    N.S. mass shooting: media outlets challenge judge

    PrevNext