Ottawa – According to the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), deliveries of both the Moderna Spikevax and Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty vaccines, which target the Omicron XBB.1.5 subvariant, are “well underway.” The agency said that more than 12 million doses are currently available throughout Canada. Additional doses will be arriving in the coming weeks.
Ottawa – Health Canada has authorized the use of the Moderna SPIKEVAX™ Covid-19 vaccine targeting the Omicron XBB.1.5 subvariant for people six months of age and older. Health Canada received Moderna’s submission for its new Covid-19 vaccine on June 29, 2023. After a thorough, independent review of the evidence, Health Canada has determined that the vaccine meets the Department’s stringent safety, …
