New AstraZeneca Vaccine Headed to Peterborough Pharmacies

The AztraZeneca vaccine is coming to three Peterborough pharmacies for anyone 60 or older according to Dr. Rosana Salvaterra, Medical Officer of Health at a virtual meeting on Wednesday evening.

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It is not confirmed what pharmacies will carry the vaccine and when.

Peterborough has already received 4,500 AstraZeneca vaccines for people aged 60 to 64 in a pilot program at doctors’ offices according to Salvaterra.

The vaccine was previously approved for anyone 18 and older according to Health Canada. The National Advisory Committee on Immunization has advised that anyone 55 or older should be the only recipients to be administered the vaccine.

This was due to cases in Europe where younger people had blood clots with low platelets after getting the AstraZeneca vaccine.

“To date, none of these events have been reported in Canada,” said Supriya Sharma, Health Canada chief medical adviser in an online stream. “Health Canada will assess this information when it’s received and will determine when additional regulatory actions are necessary.

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