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Covid-19: Canada relaxes age limits on AstraZeneca vaccine as Ontario cases surge

Covid-19: Canada relaxes age limits on AstraZeneca vaccine as Ontario cases surge

Faced by surging case numbers in Alberta and Ontario, Canada have reversed course

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