COVID-19 Resources for Patients and Families

Benefits of a vaccine booster, who in Toronto is eligible, side effects and risks.

See the section COVID-19 Booster Doses for answers to FAQ like what is a COVID-19 bivalent booster, should a pregnant person get a booster, is it safe to mix COVID-19 vaccines and more.

What is a bivalent vaccine, what is the waiting period after a booster or an infection, can it be paired with the flu vaccine.

Why get a booster, who should get one, can you get a bivalent booster with the flu shot and how does it work.

What strains of COVID-19 do the bivalent boosters protect against and how this will help you,

What the updated bivalent vaccines protect against and why you should get a booster vaccine.

What do the bivalent boosters contain, what kind of data have the companies collected, will they lead to better protection.

Who is this vaccine for, how effective is it, mixed dose scheduling, vaccine ingredients and possible side effects.

Who the vaccines are approved for, what are the doses, the ingredients and possible side effects. Updated with information about the bivalent vaccine.

What Nuvaxovid is for, what the ingredients are, who should not use it, possible side effects and possible interactions with other medications.

How does Nuvaxovid work, what benefits have been shown in studies, how well does it work for people of different ethnicities and genders and why it is authorized in the European Union.

Find out more about the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine, including how it works, who it's recommended for and potential side effects.

What type of vaccine is Nuvaxovid, who can use it, how it works and how to register to receive this vaccine.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine has been known as the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, and will now be marketed as Comirnaty (koe-mir’-na-tee), for the prevention of COVID-19 disease in individuals 16 years of age and older.

Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine ingredients, how it is made, possible side effects and how it will be monitored after authorization.

Consumer information about the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine: how it works, what the medical ingredients are, dosage and possible side effects

Information about the COVID-19 vaccines, including where and how they will be distributed in Toronto, who will get the vaccine first and what are the possible side effects.

Phases of distribution, distribution sites, who will be vaccinated first, and what you can do right now to help.

Moderna vaccine ingreadients, how it works, possible side effects and monitoring of safety after authorization.

Consumer information about the Moderna vaccine: how it works, what the medical ingredients are, dosage and possible side effects.

Information about the COVID-19 vaccines, including where and how they will be distributed in Toronto, who will get the vaccine first and what are the possible side effects.

Phases of distribution, distribution sites, who will be vaccinated first, and what you can do right now to help.

A quick and comprehensive summary at the emerging details regarding the J&J ( Janssen) COVID-19 vaccine, and what patients need to know about the vaccine doses.

Useful information on who should be vaccinated first, should pregnant women be vaccinated, who is the vaccine not recommended for, and how efficacious and safe is the vaccine.

About the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, how it works, how it is given and possible side effects.

Second dose of AstraZeneca can be administered at an eight week interval with Informed consent.

First and second doses of different COVID-19 vaccines can be safely combined.

Individuals who received their first dose of AstraZeneca between March 10-19 can now choose to book their second dose appointment at an earlier dose interval of 10 weeks. Find a participating pharmacy: ontario.ca/pharmacycovidvaccine

Questions and answers about pausing first doses of AstraZeneca vaccines in Canada/Ontario, what this means for people who have already received the AstraZeneca vaccine, and the risk of blood clots.

Summary of potential benefits and harms of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.

A summary of information on AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. Who should be vaccinated first? Should pregnant women be vaccinated? Who is the vaccine not recommended for?

WHO considers that the benefits of the AstraZeneca vaccine outweigh its risks and recommends that vaccinations continue.

Various countries have halted the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine while reports of blood clots are investigated. Here’s what we know so far.

General information on AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, possible side effects, efficiency, and safety.

Australian Government Department of Health advice on COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccine.