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No significant evidence of severe adverse reactions to the COVID-19 shot: Dr. Supriya Sharma
BY , Dec 10, 2020 1:07 AM - REPORT AN ERROR
File - Dr. Sharma says she and other health officials are amazed at the accomplishment in such a short time. (Pic credits - Health Canada and PHAC twitter)
Dr. Supriya Sharma
Dr. Supriya Sharma
Health Canada has approved the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech, paving the way for vaccinations to begin countrywide next week. Dr. Supriya Sharma, the chief medical adviser to Health Canada, says the authorization follows a science and evidence-based review.
Sharma says there's no significant evidence of severe adverse reactions to the shot.
Dr. Sharma says she and other health officials are amazed at the accomplishment in such a short time.
Supriya Sharma says they are making the approval process as open and transparent as possible by publishing the technical information for each vaccine on the government's main COVID-19 website.
The first shipment of vaccine is set to arrive next week.
It requires people to receive two doses each.
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