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  1. Some answers to my question about what would trigger use of #H5N1 vaccine being purchased by Canada. #NACI, the advisory group that recommends vaccine policy in Canada, has issued preliminary guidance on how/when to use H5 vaccine in a non-pandemic context. canada.ca/en/public-health/ser

  2. #HPVvaccine: Canada updates guidance | CTV News ctvnews.ca/canada/hpv-vaccine- “The National Advisory Committee on Immunization is now recommending one dose of #HPV vaccine for children and youth between nine and 20 years old. #NACI

    It is maintaining its two-dose recommendation for people 21 to 26 years old.

  3. In a recent discussion (mastodon.social/@65dBnoise/111) about purifying water on Mars, I #SciFi jokingly suggested to use biology (water hyacinths) to remove perchlorates.

    Well, now there is a real proposal to detoxify Martian water using biology (engineered bacteria) and turn dissolved perchlorates into H2O, Cl-, and O2. Proposed by NASA Ames Research Center and selected for funding in 2024 by #NACI .

    Proposal:
    nasa.gov/general/detoxifying-m

    #Mars #Solarocks #Space

  4. #Novavax #canada #bc #bcpoli

    I see that novavax is available in Toronto but it’s not here in BC yet.

    Come on #naci. It’s only a 4 hour flight!

  5. CW: COVID

    They could have said "..since suspected/likely SARS-CoV-2 infection", but they didn't. But if they had, that would probably cover the majority of Canadians who would otherwise be eligible -- possibly a very large majority. That probably would have really inflated the 'percentage of recommended people who got a booster' number, but not much else.

    What they did actually say is: *known* SARS-CoV-2 infection. So if I *know* I've been infected in the last six months, it's not recommended that I get the booster. But if I don't know, then sure, they recommend I get the booster.

    I guess I'll do my best to avoid getting tested for possible SARS-CoV-2 infection for the next couple months? That seems like the only sensible plan.

    At least I know I'll be following the recommendations of the experts and not just those of random Internet people -- I've already seen how that works out.

    #covid #canada #naci

  6. CW: COVID

    On July 11, 2023, the Public Health Agency of Canada released guidance from the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) on the use of COVID-19 vaccines in the fall of 2023 -- and it's really stressing me out.

    Their official expert guidance is: "NACI recommends a dose of the new formulation of COVID-19 vaccine for people in the authorized age groups who have previously received a COVID-19 vaccine, if it has been at least 6 months since the last COVID-19 vaccine dose or known SARS-CoV-2 infection (whichever is later)."

    The part that is stressing me out: "NACI recommends a dose of the new formulation of COVID-19 vaccine for people in the authorized age groups who have previously received a COVID-19 vaccine, if it has been at **least 6 months since** the last COVID-19 vaccine dose or **known SARS-CoV-2 infection** (whichever is later)."

    #covid #canada #naci