On this episode of Global National: Canada now has given the green light to three COVID-19 vaccines, with Oxford-AstraZeneca’s shot being approved on Friday. Mike Le Couteur explains when the doses will arrive in Canada, how many, and how the Oxford-AstraZeneca jab compares to the other shots.
The COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna both require two doses. But could more lives be saved if as many people as possible received one dose first? It would mean delaying the second shot. Heather Yourex-West looks at the potential risks and rewards.
And Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is getting hit with tough questions about investigations into sexual misconduct within the Canadian Armed Forces. David Akin explains what kind of investigation Opposition leader Erin O’Toole, an Air Force veteran, is calling for.
The U.S. has carried out a retaliatory airstrike in Syria. Jennifer Johnson explains why it was a revenge attack, and how this could complicate the nuclear deal between Iran and the U.S., which President Joe Biden just put back on America’s agenda.
Plus, Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal Leader and incumbent Premier Andrew Furey is under fire for mixing politics with public health. As Ross Lord reports, critics say Furey’s presence at the province’s COVID-19 briefings is helping his reelection campaign.
The Public Health Agency of Canada is warning about a so-called “infodemic” as COVID-19 hoaxes and misinformation spread online. Jeff Semple looks at how the pandemic produced a perfect storm for conspiracies, and how Canadians can break the chain of lies.
Also, when the Perseverance rover landed on Mars, NASA hinted the spacecraft’s parachute had a hidden message. Enter Maxence Abela. The computer whiz and his father cracked the code. Eric Sorensen spoke to Abela to hear how they did it.
