At-risk hospital patients are taking their own lives while under 15-minute suicide watch in Ontario, despite a movement across the U.S. to scrap the observation policy.

The 15-minute observation period after vaccination will remain in place for the small number of people who may have previously suffered anaphylaxis or other allergic reactions to a food, ...

Those who have received their COVID-19 shot will be aware of the 15 to 30 minutes observation period post vaccination. While you may have received your doses of COVID vaccine with no significant ...

The requirement for patients to stay behind for a 15-minute observation period after their Pfizer or Moderna Covid vaccination could be scrapped in the ‘next few days’. Speaking at an all-systems ...

The requirement for patients to stay for a 15-minute observation after mRNA Covid vaccination can be lifted on a temporary basis during the ‘Omicron emergency response’, the UK medicines regulator has ...

The reason for the 15 minute wait, or observation period, was to make sure that you had no adverse reaction to the vaccine before you left the vaccination centre.

People will no longer be required to wait at vaccine clinics for a 15-minute period of observation after getting a Pfizer or Moderna jab, officials have announced.