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Health Canada scientific reviewers evaluate data to assess the potential benefits and risks of a drug or vaccine. They also …

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Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic drug and vaccine authorizations authorize the drug or vaccine for sale potential benefits and risks of a drug or vaccine health care practitioners and consumers benefits of the product potential risks

The purpose of this notice is to communicate minimum values of sensitivity for COVID-19 antigen testing devices.

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Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic testing devices antigen testing devices minimum values of sensitivity for COVID-19 antigen testing devices

Under the Interim Order, manufacturers and importers must report medical device shortages related to COVID-19 to Health Canada. The devices …

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Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic reporting medical device shortages Interim Order manufacturers and importers list of Medical Devices notification of Shortages

COVID-19 is a new disease not previously identified in humans. Health Canada is closely tracking all potential drugs and vaccines …

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Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic health product advertising new disease potential drugs and vaccines expedite the development and availability of treatments prevent and treat COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic is adding to the ongoing public health crisis related to high rates of opioid overdose and deaths, …

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Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic people who use substances during the COVID-19 pandemic public health crisis opioid overdose and deaths acute substance use harms

Health Canada (HC) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), with the collaboration and participation of the Canadian Association …

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Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic treating preventing mitigating or diagnosing COVID-19 Joint Statement Clinical Trial conduct clinical trials safety and efficacy of a drug safety and efficacy of a vaccine safety and efficacy of a medical device

This guidance document presents the criteria for safety and effectiveness that apply to test swabs used for COVID-19 sampling. It …

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Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic testing devices test swabs sampling criteria for safety and effectiveness

Most PPE, including face shields, are Class I medical devices if they are manufactured, sold or represented for use for …

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Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic notice to industry regulatory considerations for importing or selling face shields PPE Class I medical devices reducing the risk of or preventing the user from infection authorized for sale or import

This document provides guidance for Canadian manufacturers on the minimum technical requirements for facepiece filtering respirators (FFR). Health Canada has …

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Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic safety and performance respirators facepiece filtering respirators (FFR) guidance for Canadian manufacturers minimum technical requirements

This document provides care guidance specific to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canadian homes/facilities where older adults require continuous supervised care, …

Record Modified: Oct 2, 2020
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Publisher: Public Health Agency of Canada
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Keywords: COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic long term care home staff resident assessment signs symptoms palliative care mental health disorders