Health Canada is now saying the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is safe to be given to teens from the age of 12 to 15. The vaccine had previously been approved for those 16 and up. However, the change comes after clinical trials in adolescents of that age group were found to be safe and successful, with […]
Good news on the vaccine front Tuesday from the federal government. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Pfizer is moving up delivery of five million COVID-19 vaccine doses from late summer to June meaning Canada can now expect 9.6 million doses of Pfizer vaccine that month. The news comes at the same time as 3.2 million […]
Canada is poised to receive a record number of COVID-19 vaccine doses this week thanks to scheduled deliveries from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, as the country looks to speed up its vaccination efforts. The Public Health Agency of Canada says it expects more than 640,000 shots from the pharmaceutical giants this week, which would represent the […]
Canada’s sluggish COVID-19 vaccination efforts are expected to get a big boost starting this week as the federal government prepares for a ramp up in the delivery of shots from Pfizer-BioNTech following a month-long lull. The Public Health Agency of Canada has stated on its website that it expects more than 335,000 doses of the […]
Health Canada regulators agree with Pfizer and BioNTech that you can regularly get six doses out of each vial of their COVID-19 vaccine. Health Canada’s chief medical adviser Dr. Supriya Sharma says Canada is amending the label on the vials in Canada, which previously indicated the vials contained five doses. Now it will say there […]
Canada can expect a smaller shipment of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine the week of February 22nd, but Major General Dany Fortin doesn’t know by how much. He explained that Moderna’s latest batch arrived on Thursday with 180,000 doses instead of the originally promised 230,000. Moderna is citing global demand as a challenge. Fortin, who is leading […]
Premier Scott Moe will be asking for clarity when it comes to shipments of COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer and Moderna during a First Ministers’ meeting Thursday. According to an emailed statement, the province has no confirmation of shipments from Pfizer past the end of February and there’s no confirmation of Moderna shipments at all at […]
Federal officials say Pfizer is reducing deliveries of their vaccine at their European facility, due to expansion work there. Procurement Minister Anita Annand says, its to be expected when the global supply chain is stretched beyond its limits. She says, despite the delay, the country remains on track to have enough approved vaccine for everyone […]
The Saskatchewan government says the province is expecting 4,900 doses of the Moderna vaccine to arrive next week. This comes after Health Canada gave the green light for Moderna’s vaccine. “The approval of the Moderna vaccine means more high-risk Saskatchewan residents will be able to be immunized against COVID-19,” says Health Minister Paul Merriman in […]
OTTAWA — Health Canada has approved the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech, paving the way for vaccinations to begin countrywide next week. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday Canada’s updated contract with the U.S. drugmaker and its German partner should see 249,000 doses shipped to Canada by the end of the month. But that […]
