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Breaking Vaccine News
Due to GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) temporarily interrupting production of Canada’s H1N1 vaccine to make a version without the adjuvant for pregnant women, severe vaccine shortages have occurred across Canada. GSK has switched its one production line back to making the adjuvanted vaccine, but it will take some time to ramp up to the target of producing three million doses per week. In the first week of November, only about 400,000 doses will be shipped out as well as 225,000 doses of the adjuvant-free vaccine. A WHO advisory group said that one dose of the vaccine is enough to produce a good immune response in anyone over six months, while the immune-boosting adjuvant that is added to shots in Canada and elsewhere has proven safe for pregnant women. National Post
- Ontario is suspending the rollout of its H1N1 flu shots to the general public next week, amid a shortage of the vaccine. Only those at higher risk of developing complications from the virus will be vaccinated. CBC
- In Nova Scotia, doctors' offices won't receive any vaccine until further notice. Chronicle Herald
- Manitoba will only receive 15,000 doses of the H1N1 flu vaccine next week and could run out by Tuesday, November 3rd. Winnipeg Free Press
- Saskatchewan, BC, Alberta, Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick and Quebec will also limit H1N1 vaccination to only those in the high priority groups in order not to run out. CBC
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