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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

Against all odds, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau managed to beat a Covid-19 vaccination benchmark that even his counterpart to the south, US President Joe Biden, was unable to meet.

After initially bungling its Covid-19 vaccine rollout, falling behind many other developed nations, including the United States, over the weekend Canada moved ahead of its southern neighbor in per-capita vaccinations.

According to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) vaccine tracker, as of mid-day Tuesday, 50.8% of Canadians were fully vaccinated. By comparison, just 48.6% of Americans have taken their full dose of vaccines, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (the difference for people given at least one dose is even greater: 69.7% and 56.1% respectively).…  Seguir leyendo »

Une erreur de communication qui alimente l’hésitation vaccinale

C’est à titre de professeurs en communication en matière de santé que nous tenons ici à exprimer notre étonnement devant les propos tenus lundi par le Comité consultatif national de l’immunisation (CCNI), dont une partie du message a depuis été rapporté dans plusieurs médias : « Le CCNI continue de recommander de préférence les vaccins à ARNm contre la COVID-19 autorisés en raison de l’excellente protection qu’ils offrent, de l’absence des signalements préoccupants. »

Si cette prise de position semble cohérente avec ce que les experts du CCNI affirment depuis plusieurs mois, le message, tel que formulé et perçu par le grand public, soulève d’énormes problèmes aux conséquences potentiellement désastreuses.…  Seguir leyendo »

For someone so adept at kicking the legs out from under his political opponents, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau surprisingly didn't spot a potentially catastrophic political crisis approaching in the rear-view mirror.

Last week, Canadians were exasperated after being told by federal public health officials and then Trudeau that the majority of them are not expected to be vaccinated against the deadly Covid-19 virus until September or even as late as December 2021. This is possibly months after people in other G7 countries that manufacture vaccines are expected to have access -- places such as the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom.…  Seguir leyendo »

Recommander plutôt qu’imposer la vaccination contre la COVID-19

L’idée de rendre obligatoire la vaccination contre la COVID-19 gagne du terrain au Canada. Selon un sondage récent, près de 45 % des Canadiens seraient favorables à cette mesure de santé publique. Au Québec, la vaccination obligatoire pourrait être imposée en vertu de l’article 123 de la Loi sur la santé publique. Ce dernier spécifie que le gouvernement ou le ministre peut ordonner la vaccination obligatoire de toute la population ou d’une partie de celle-ci pour la protéger d’une maladie contagieuse grave. Cette loi permet aussi à un juge d’ordonner qu’une personne soit conduite à un endroit précis pour être vaccinée contre son gré.…  Seguir leyendo »

Around the world, researchers are working tirelessly to develop a safe and effective coronavirus vaccine. At the same time, governments, businesses and civil society organizations are preparing massive production and distribution efforts so that when a vaccine candidate — or candidates — is cleared for use, it can be administered around the world as soon as possible.

Whether we will eventually get a vaccine isn’t in question. What is in question is who will have access to it, and when?

Experts are warning that some countries are tilting toward “vaccine nationalism” — a focus on competing to take care of their own populations first rather than sufficiently cooperating with the global community, especially poorer countries, to ensure equitable access to a coronavirus vaccine.…  Seguir leyendo »