Toronto rolls up sleeves for this year’s Covid-19, flu vax campaign

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Toronto – All Torontonians can book their updated COVID-19 vaccine and annual flu vaccine. To promote vaccination this fall and winter season, Mayor Olivia Chow, Councillor Chris Moise (Toronto Centre), Chair of the Board of Health and Dr. Eileen de Villa, Medical Officer of Health received their vaccines today at the Toronto Public Health (TPH) vaccination clinic at Metro Hall. …

Moderna: Updated Covid vax is effective against BA.2.86 variant

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Washington – Moderna said its clinical trial data showed its updated Covid-19 vaccine can effective against the highly-mutated BA.2.86 subvariant that has raised fears of a resurgence of infections. Moderna head of infectious diseases Jacqueline Miller said in an interview: “We think this is news people will want to hear as they prepare to go out and get their fall …