-7.5 C
Ottawa
Friday, March 6, 2026

Ottawa Shifts Vaccine Injury Program From Private Firm to Public Health Agency Amid Concerns

Date:

Ottawa Shifts Vaccine Injury Program From Private Firm to Public Health Agency Amid Concerns

A syringe of the COVID-19 vaccine at a Toronto clinic on December 14, 2020. The Canadian Press/Frank Gunn

The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) says it will take over administering the federal vaccine injury program from a third-party company after questions about the program’s operation.

The decision comes weeks after the federal health department launched an investigation into the company, Oxaro, and started looking for alternative ways to deliver the program.

spot_imgspot_imgspot_img

Share post:

More like this
Related

Trump Touts Swift Progress in Operation Against Iran, Says Cuba Also on His To-Do List

‘They want to make a deal so badly,’ Trump...

Nearly 20,000 Americans Have Safely Returned Home From the Middle East: State Department

Smoke rises from a reported Iranian strike in the...

US, Venezuela Agree to Resume Diplomatic Relations After 7-Year Pause

The U.S. Embassy in Caracas, Venezuela, on Jan. 9,...

US Issues India 30-Day Waiver to Buy Russian Oil Amid Iran Conflict

India has been one of Russia’s largest crude oil...