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Politics This Morning: Feds’ vaccine advisory panel approves AstraZeneca’s use for seniors

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Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says Canada has not identified any cases of 'unexpected vaccine safety issues' similar to some reports in Europe about blood clots in some vaccine recipients and is 'continuously monitoring' the situation.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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BY BEATRICE PAEZ
March 17, 2021
Good Wednesday morning, Ottawa's vaccine task force officially cleared AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine for use by those 65 and older, after it initially withheld approval for that demographic soon after the drug received Health Canada authorization, citing limited data. Dr. Caroline Quach
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