Vaccine

• Saskatchewan seeks higher immunization rates with campaign launch

  The Saskatchewan government has launched its 2026-27 immunization campaign for free influenza and COVID-19 vaccines.

  Canada

  Oct 15
  
• Could a vaccine intercept brewing colon cancer? Testing underway

  Dr. Stacy Norton was only seven years old when her mother died of colon cancer, one of several family members struck by aggressive tumors at unusually young ages.

  Health

  Aug 6
  
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• Saskatoon’s VIDO expecting high containment lab certification next year

  The University of Saskatchewan's Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) will be the first educational institution in Canada to have Containment Level 4 labs.

  Canada

  Jun 9
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• AI just designed a ‘fundamental new vaccine’ for viruses, researchers say

  A team at the University of Cambridge say this is the first time that a vaccine whose active component was 'designed entirely by computer simulations has been tested in humans.'

  Health

  Jun 5
• Saskatoon researchers in ‘very early stages’ of animal testing for hantavirus vaccine

  Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan's Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) say they are in the early stages of preclinical testing a hantavirus vaccine

  Canada

  May 26
• Manitoba sees 44 measles cases in first week of February

  The province is also warning of more than 100 exposure sites across the province.

  Canada

  Feb 13
• Quebec joins Alberta in ending free COVID-19 shots, may charge $180 per dose

  Only specific groups will continue to be eligible for subsidized vaccines, including people with chronic health conditions, those aged 65 and older, and health-care workers.

  Health

  Sep 18, 2025
• University of Saskatchewan using quantum computers to prevent pandemics

  University of Saskatchewan researchers are thinking outside of the box to turn the prairies into a powerhouse for vaccine research.

  Science

  Sep 16, 2025
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• Toronto conserving rabies vaccines, citing shortage in Ontario

  Toronto Public Health says it is conserving its rabies vaccine supply due to a shortage in Ontario, instructing doctors to start rationing the city's remaining supply. 

  Health

  Jan 17, 2025
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• RSV protection for all infants in Ontario, Quebec, Nunavut coming soon

  This fall and winter, Ontario, Quebec and Nunavut will offer nirsevimab — approved by Health Canada in the spring of 2023 —  to all babies going through their first RSV season.

  Health

  Oct 1, 2024