Vaccination COVID

Canada will drop all COVID-19 restrictions for travelers from Oct. 1, including vaccination and masking requirements for flights and trains, the government ...

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Vaccine and mask requirements are among the covid-era travel rules going away on Oct. 1.

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The Canadian government confirmed Monday it will no longer require COVID-19 vaccines or the use of masks for visiting athletes and other noncitizens as part ...

Unvaccinated players are currently not allowed to cross the border into Canada. The government is also ending random COVID-19 testing at airports. Some blamed it for delays at airports.

Visitors traveling to Canada by air, rail, or cruise ship will no longer need to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or undergo testing.

[dropped its pre-arrival testing rules](https://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-news/us-to-drop-covid-testing-requirement-for-international-travelers) in June, but still [requires](https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/international-travel-during-covid19.html) international travelers to show proof of being fully vaccinated before boarding a flight to the country. [Australia](https://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-news/australia-drops-covid-testing-vaccination-requirement), [New Zealand](https://www.travelandleisure.com/new-zealand-drops-covid-vaccine-testing-rules-6561093), and Japan, which plans to begin [welcoming independent travelers](https://www.travelandleisure.com/japan-opening-independent-travel-covid-october-6742902) again on Oct. [eliminated the need for vaccinated travelers to get tested](https://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-news/canada-drops-traveler-covid-testing) before their arrival, and then [lifted pre-arrival testing for unvaccinated or partially vaccinated children](https://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-news/canada-lifts-covid-test-requirement-for-kids) between 5 and 11 years old. [vaccinated American tourists](https://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-news/canada-opens-to-vaccinated-americans) in August 2021, also requires travelers who board a cruise ship to get tested before their scheduled departure. "Today we're doing just that." [the announcement](https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/news/2022/09/government-of-canada-to-remove-covid-19-border-and-travel-measures-effective-october-1.html) on the Canadian government website notes that, "a set of guidelines will remain to protect passengers and crew, which will align with the approach used in the United States."

OTTAWA — Canada will end Covid measures at its border Oct. 1, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau cautioned on Monday that doesn't signal the pandemic is over ...

Still, Trudeau urged Canadians to stay on top of their shots. It was made mandatory under the Quarantine Act — measures set to expire Sept. The prime minister said the decision to drop border restrictions was influenced by public health officials. The tool misfired in June and July, sending automatic messages that directed some 10,000 Apple users into quarantine. The mandatory ArriveCAN app required individuals to upload vaccination credentials and other travel information before arriving in Canada. He told MPs that compliance rates among international arrivals was 99.5 percent.

The Canadian government announced Monday that visitors entering the country, including professional athletes, will no longer have to be vaccinated against ...

Prior to the start of the 2022 season, seven Major League Baseball teams sat below 85 percent of their rosters being vaccinated. The NBA was at a 95 percent vaccination rate in December 2021, while the NHL had just four unvaccinated players prior to the start of the 2021-22 season. The new policy is scheduled to go into effect beginning in October.

Canada has said it is dropping all remaining Covid border restrictions, including vaccine requirements for travellers. As of 1 October, travellers will also ...

Despite the end of the restrictions, Mr Duclos urged people to get their booster shots and encouraged people to continue wearing masks in public. Covid-19 mandates were opposed by some in Canada and were the subject of the 'Freedom Convoy' protests in Ottawa, which were held in support of truckers who refused to get vaccinated to cross the US-Canada border. Covid-19 cases are slowly rising in Canada and signs point to a resurgence ahead of autumn, Mr Duclos said, but he added this is "largely explained by the domestic transmission of the virus".

The Canadian government announced Monday it will no longer require people to wear masks on planes to guard against COVID-19.

The Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) today announced it will hold a large scale COVID-19 vaccination clinic for families this Saturday at White ...

Booster doses will also be available, including the new bivalent booster, which provide the broadest level of protection from COVID-19 and the Omicron variant. BPHC administered more than 700 COVID-19 vaccine and booster doses during a recent family-friendly event at White Stadium. This event is another opportunity for us to break down barriers to care and bring COVID vaccines and boosters directly to our communities,” said Dr. Boston’s COVID-19 metrics (wastewater, daily cases, and hospitalizations) have increased steadily since the start of the school year. Mass vaccination events are one of the many ways BPHC is working to foster greater accessibility to COVID-19 vaccinations to ensure an equitable recovery from the pandemic. The Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) today announced it will hold a large scale COVID-19 vaccination clinic for families this Saturday at White Stadium in Franklin Park from 10am to 5pm.

A coronavirus vaccination can change the timing of when you get your period, according to new research. For most people in the study, the effect was ...

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A change in cycle length of less than eight days is considered within the normal range of variation. Although small menstrual changes may not be meaningful to ...

Women who were younger and who had longer cycle length before vaccination were more likely to experience the increase. Worldwide rollout of COVID-19 vaccines allowed the study authors to expand on their original study of people in the United States. The researchers analyzed data on at least three consecutive cycles before vaccination and at least one cycle after. A change in cycle length of less than eight days is considered within the normal range of variation. NIH is the primary federal agency conducting and supporting basic, clinical, and translational medical research, and is investigating the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. Participants who received both doses in a single cycle had a 3.91 day increase in cycle length. The increase was not associated with any change in the number of days of menses (days of bleeding). They also had the option to consent to the use of their de-identified data for research. “Changes following vaccination appear to be small, within the normal range of variation, and temporary.” Users of the app provided it information on their temperature and their menstrual cycles. study](https://www.nichd.nih.gov/newsroom/news/010622-COVID-19-vaccine-menstruation) that linked COVID-19 vaccination with an average increase in menstrual cycle length of less than one day. For most study participants, the increase resolved in the cycle following vaccination.

The latest study documents how COVID-19 vaccines can increase the length of menstrual cycles—though the change is minimal and temporary.

until fall of 2021, so the scientists are also investigating whether additional vaccine doses affect cycles in the same way. [effect that the vaccines have on menstruation.](https://time.com/6198573/covid-19-vaccines-periods-mentrual-cycles/) It included nearly 20,000 vaccinated and nearly 5,000 unvaccinated people around the world. Temporary inflammatory reactions after immunization, similar to those generated after getting natural infections, could affect processes like ovulation, and the extent of the effect could depend on when during the cycle people get vaccinated. “Hopefully this will create a foundation for information about menstrual cycles and future vaccines as well,” she says. They are also exploring how getting infected with COVID-19 might affect periods, since infections of any kind are known to affect menstruation. Edelman and her team found that the effect on menstrual cycle length was similar with all of the COVID-19 vaccines. The latest data add to the existing data gathered from the U.S. “Now we have information to know that the vaccine does change the menstrual cycle, at least on a population level. That means that the newer mRNA-based shots don’t seem to be associated with any menstrual changes than the other vaccines, which should allay concerns about the novel technology. Edelman and her team are also continuing to mine the data to answer other questions about how the COVID-19 vaccines might affect menstruation, including whether vaccination affects menses itself. The team also found that this change tended to only last for one cycle after vaccination, resolving by the next period. Side effects from vaccines are not unusual, and in fact are expected.

Additionally, researchers were able to look at menstrual cycles after receiving the vaccine to see how long it might take to resolve any changes. “Menstruation ...

“We want to emphasize that the menstrual cycle changes at a population level are small and typically resolve in the cycle after vaccination. On average, vaccinated people experienced an increase of less than one day in each cycle in which they were vaccinated: a 0.71 day increase after the first dose and a 0.56 day increase after the second dose. Additionally, changes in cycle length appeared to be similar across the different vaccine types, offering reassurance to those with concerns about newer vaccine technology, Edelman said. Although researchers believe these changes are likely due to temporary, vaccine-related activation of immune response, more research is needed to fully understand the biological mechanism. However, clinical trials of vaccines do not collect outcomes related to menstrual cycles, leaving a significant gap in knowledge around these issues, prompting Edelman and team to look more closely at what was being reported by the public. cohort: Individuals who received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine in a single menstrual cycle saw an average increase in cycle length of 3.7 days compared with the unvaccinated group. “Menstruation is woefully understudied, which is troubling considering it is a key indicator of fertility and overall health,” said Edelman, the study’s lead investigator and professor of obstetrics and gynecology and division director of Complex Family Planning in the OHSU School of Medicine. Additionally, the study was not designed to determine why these changes might happen. Additionally, researchers were able to look at menstrual cycles after receiving the vaccine to see how long it might take to resolve any changes. However, researchers say there needs to be further investigation into other changes to menstrual cycles, such as unexpected vaginal bleeding, menstrual flow and pain. Some individuals experience a slightly longer cycle length with the COVID-19 vaccine, and, for most, it goes back to normal quickly.” Vaccinated or not, individuals experienced changes in their cycle length, but a larger proportion of vaccinated individuals had an increase in cycle length of more than eight days (13.5%), compared with those who were unvaccinated (5%).

Using a vaccine concern index based on internet searches on the COVID-19 vaccine, researchers from NAIST find that "adverse reaction" searches positively ...

This work may pave the way for equally cost-effective examinations of societal attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination in similar cultures, and ultimately improving [vaccination rates](https://medicalxpress.com/tags/vaccination+rates/). JAPAN to develop a "vaccine concern index" (VCI) based on the aggregated search counts of vaccine-related queries by prefecture for August and September 2021. The VCI captured searches of terms that may indicate vaccine hesitancy (such as adverse reactions and side effects) out of all vaccine-related searches (including searches for vaccination centers or appointments). The team found that the concern index tended to be lower in more populated areas, but higher in people in their 20s to 40s, especially female users. JAPAN to quantify the degree of unease about getting the COVID-19 vaccine.

Receiving at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose can slightly increase the length of a woman's menstrual cycle, according to a large study funded by the ...

[research](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/research) into the issue and future studies looking at the link between vaccination and menstrual cycle changes, such as associated symptoms like bleeding. [CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/www.washingtonexaminer.com) Those who received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine within a single cycle had a 3.91-day increase. “Changes following vaccination appear to be small, within the normal range of variation, and temporary.” [COVID-19 vaccine](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/coronavirus). [National Institutes of Health](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/nih).

The team found that any COVID-19 vaccine can extend the menstrual cycle. Women who got the shot experienced approximately a one-day delay in getting their ...

[study linked](https://www.theepochtimes.com/increased-menstrual-bleeding-linked-to-covid-19-vaccines-in-new-study_4602808.html) increased menstrual bleeding to COVID-19 vaccines. The latter group included postmenopausal individuals and those on hormonal therapies that suppress menstruation, for whom bleeding is especially surprising,” Kathryn Clancy, a professor of anthropology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, said in a Those who got both doses in a single menstrual cycle had a 3.91-day increase in the cycle length, researchers found. “Many women have been bleeding daily or having heavy, irregular, painful periods for an entire year. The team found that any COVID-19 vaccine can extend the menstrual cycle. [statement](https://www.theepochtimes.com/increased-menstrual-bleeding-linked-to-covid-19-vaccines-in-new-study_4602808.html) about the study. They obtained their data from a period-tracking app called Natural Cycles. [said](https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/study-confirms-link-between-covid-19-vaccination-temporary-increase-menstrual-cycle-length) in a news release. In July, [published](https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abm7201#) in Science Advances, researchers found that 42 percent of respondents reported bleeding more heavily than usual after receiving the shot. [The Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2022/09/27/covid-vaccine-period-late/) that the immune and reproductive systems are connected and said that post-vaccine inflammation could be the cause. Alison Edelman, professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Oregon Health & Science University, analyzed about 20,000 vaccinated and 5,000 unvaccinated women around the world. [published](https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/study-confirms-link-between-covid-19-vaccination-temporary-increase-menstrual-cycle-length) Sept.

Globally, a larger study has confirmed a link between coronavirus vaccination and a temporary increase in length of menstrual cycles. COVID-19 vaccination ...

The mechanism for why these changes are occurring is also unknown and more studies will be necessary. The data confirms that vaccination can increase the length of menstrual cycles by about less than a day, although number of days of menses (vaginal bleeding) is unaffected. They found that menstrual cycles temporarily increased by 0.71 day on average after the first shot and 0.91 day after the second shot. Nearly 15,000 people in the study were vaccinated and just under 4,700 were not. After vaccination, cycle length trended back towards baseline: 0.02 increase for people who had both doses not in the same cycle and 0.85 days for people who had both doses within the same cycle. On average, there was a 0.71 day increase after the first dose and a 0.56 day increase after the second dose.

People who got the Covid-19 vaccine reported slightly longer menstrual cycles, but the change was temporary, according to a new study published Tuesday in ...

Nearly two-thirds of the 15,000 vaccinated participants had received the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, although participants had also received the Johnson & Johnson, Moderna and Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines among others. [Sign up here to get The Results Are In with Dr. “Compared with the unvaccinated group, vaccinated individuals had an adjusted increase in menstrual cycle length of less than one day with both first and second vaccine doses,” wrote the study authors, from universities in Oregon, Massachusetts, London and Edinburgh. For the unvaccinated, they included four to six cycles from a similar time period. The authors looked at nearly 20,000 people, representing over 250,000 cycles, who recorded their data using the app Natural Cycles between October 1, 2020 and November 7, 2021. “Individuals who received two doses of a covid-19 vaccine in a single cycle had an adjusted increase in cycle length of 3.70 days compared with the unvaccinated.”

Newswise — Ikoma, Japan – Since becoming available, vaccines against COVID-19 have been vital in preventing deaths. However, vaccination rates in many ...

The VCI captured searches of terms that may indicate vaccine hesitancy (such as adverse reactions and side effects) out of all vaccine-related searches (including searches for vaccination centers or appointments). JAPAN to develop a ‘vaccine concern index’ (VCI) based on the aggregated search counts of vaccine-related queries by prefecture for August and September 2021. However, the rate of their uptake among health consumers did not match this speed.