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Health Canada provides update on the AstraZeneca and COVISHIELD COVID-19 vaccines

Health Canada update on its ongoing safety review of AstraZeneca and COVISHIELD COVID-19 vaccines

On April 14, 2021, Health Canada released an update on its ongoing safety review of the AstraZeneca and COVISHIELD COVID-19 Vaccines. A letter from AstraZeneca Canada Inc was also recently shared with healthcare providers outlining the most recent outcomes of the safety review and additional resources available to healthcare providers.

The Health Canada safety review of AstraZeneca and COVISHIELD is available here:

https://www.healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/hc-sc/2021/75389a-eng.php

A copy of AstraZeneca’s letter to healthcare professionals is available here:

https://cphm.ca/astrazeneca-letter-04-23-21/