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Kitchener Today – CanAge report on vaccinating seniors gives Canada a failing grade, raises health and safety concerns
“We do not prioritize seniors for adult vaccinations the way we do with children, yet seniors are by nature immune supressed and immune compromised.” Said Tamblyn Watts. “We have very specifically formulated vaccines for things like pneumonia, shingles and influenza, but we don’t fund it the way we need to – and where we do fund it, it can be hard to get a hold of.”
https://www.kitchenertoday.com/local-news/canage-report-on-vaccinating-seniors-gives-canada-a-failing-grade-raises-health-and-safety-concerns-3452487
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