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From @TondaMacC: Which COVID-19 vaccine should you get? Canada’s expert panel says, ‘That depends ...’
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The National Advisory Committee on Immunization said Monday Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine, like AstraZeneca’s, is safe for use by people over 30 if they can’t wait for one of the two “preferred” vaccines, the mRNA made shots by Pfizer and Moderna.
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Very rare blood clots have been reported in Europe for AstraZeneca, and then in the U.S. with Janssen, at a rate of about 1 in 100,000 cases.

“What we’re saying — and what we’ve been saying all along — is that mRNA vaccines are the preferred vaccines.” thestar.com/politics/feder…

After reviewing the latest data, NACI recommends provinces continue to administer the Janssen and AstraZeneca vaccines if the benefits outweigh the risks: it says both will reduce the chances of severe illness, hospitalization and death.
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In a country where COVID-19 is still rampant, vaccines were slow to arrive and variants have taken hold, the benefits outweigh the risks of developing a rare but serious blood clotting condition, the NACI concluded.
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