Ottawa – Several vaccines for COVID-19 are authorized and available for use in Canada. These include messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccines (preferred) and a protein subunit vaccine. The XBB.1.5 vaccines are now the recommended products. Refer to Preparations authorized for use in Canada for more information. Novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). …