‘You are walking on eggshells’: infectious disease docs say ‘trust in vaccines is fragile,’ NACI guidance unhelpful

The federal government has been urging Canadians to get the first vaccine available.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who recently had an AstraZeneca vaccine, and Canada's Chief Medical Officer Dr. Theresa Tam, who recently had a Pfizer vaccine, both have said that all vaccines approved for use in this country are safe and effective.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

May 10, 2021

Last week's messaging from the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) about the AstraZeneca vaccine has eroded trust in public health communications, say infectious disease experts. NACI officials said last week that getting the AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson vaccines made sense ...

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