Canadian COVID-19 Case and Adverse Reaction Statistics – May 21, 2021

 

Author: Tracey Young. (May 21, 2020). Canadian COVID-19 Case and Adverse Reaction Statistics – May 21, 2021. Canadian Advocacy Centre for Health, Safety and Justice. Retrieved from: https://canadianadvocacycentre.blogspot.com/2021/05/canadian-covid-19-case-and-adverse.html.

Introduction

Keeping up-to-date on Canadian statistics is helpful so we can have proper perspective about the situation Canada is dealing with regarding the epidemiological prevalence of COVID-19. 

Statistics related to COVID-19 vaccine Adverse Health reactions that the Canadian government reports can also be used to increase our knowledge as part of our process of Informed Consent for taking a vaccine for ourselves, and our children. Across Canada provincial governments have started administering young people in the 12-17 age group. 

Canadian COVID-19 Statistics – May 21, 2021

➡️.2% Active cases of #COVID19 in #Cdn pop May ^21st  

➡️3.5% of Canadians have been diagnosed w #CV19 in 1+ yr.

➡️94% Recovered

➡️5% hospitalization rate

➡️.07% of Cdn pop have died; 96% > 60 w pre-existing health conditions

➡️4% + rate of 33+ million tests in #Canada

 

Source: Government of Canada. (May 20, 2021). Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): Epidemiology update. Retrieved from: https://health-infobase.canada.ca/covid-19/epidemiological-summary-covid-19-cases.html.

Figure 4. Most frequently reported adverse events up to and including May 7, 2021 (n=13,882)

Canadian COVID-19 Vaccine Adverse Health Event Statistics – May 21, 2021

Dates: From mid-December 2020 – May 7, 2021

Source: Government of Canada. COVID-19 Vaccine Safety. Retrieved from: https://health-infobase.canada.ca/covid-19/vaccine-safety/.

⮚ COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Administered in Canada: 15,325,183

⮚ 5,015 AEFI’s (.033% of all doses administered); 32.7 reports per 100,000 doses administered

⮚ 56 Deaths 

• 28 are still under investigation
• 23 of these deaths are unlikely linked to a COVID-19 vaccine
• 3 deaths could not be assessed due to insufficient information.
• 2 deaths were likely linked to the vaccine (refer to the Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome information below)

 

⮚ 872 Serious AEFI’s (.006% of all doses administered); 5.7 reports per 100,000 doses administered.

⮚ 4,143 Non-serious AEFI’s (.027% of all doses administered); 5.7 reports per 100,000 doses administered.

⮚ 316 New Adverse events reported in the last week

⮚ Majority of adverse events were highest amongst females (83.1%; 44.9 per 100,000 doses administered) 

⮚ Rate of reports for males was 11.5 per 100,000 doses administered

⮚ Age: The rate of reported adverse events was highest among the 30-39 age group 

⮚ 32.7 reports per 100,000 doses administered (out of a total of 5,015 reports) up to and including May 7, 2021.

Definition of Serious AEFI:

An event is considered serious if it:

• results in death
• is life-threatening (an event/reaction in which the patient was at real, rather than hypothetical, risk of death at the time of the event/reaction)
• requires in-patient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization
• results in persistent or significant disability/incapacity, or
• results in a congenital anomaly/birth defect

Adverse Events of Special Interest (AESI): 484

• Autoimmune disorders: 28
• Cardiovascular: 43
• Circulatory: 147
• COVID-19: 54
• Liver and Renal systems: 8
• Miscarriages: 3; Fetal growth restriction: 3
• Nerves & Central Nervous System: 130
• Skin, mucous membrane, bone & joint systems: 6

Special Safety Signal Regarding Blood Clots from COVID-19 vaccines:  

⮚ 15 reports of Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome in Canada.

Figure 3. Adverse event reports by age group up to and including May 7, 2021

Miscellaneous COVID-19 Vaccine Adverse Health Reaction Statistical Data

Front line Worker Testimonies: COVID-19 Vaccine Adverse Reactions. Retrieved from: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YK0JR_lFy88Zu3rcC3L5NvL_Xr3ib6zY/view.

Open VAERS CDC COVID-19 Statistics. Retrieved from: https://www.openvaers.com/covid-data.

VaxxTracker: COVID-19 Vaccine Adverse Reactions. Retrieved from: https://www.vaxxtracker.com/VaxStatistics.aspx.

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