Medicago’s Canada-made COVID-19 vaccine approved by Health Canada – GLOBAL
February 24, 2022
The first Canadian COVID-19 vaccine, by Quebec-based company Medicago, was approved for use by Health Canada Thursday.
The home-grown vaccine, called Covifenz, marks the world’s first ever plant-based jab authorized for human use and is also the first Canadian shot to be approved in over 20 years.
The vaccine has been approved for people aged between 18 and 64 after clinical trials showed a 71 per cent effectivity rate in protecting trial participants in that age group against COVID-19, Health Canada said in a press release.
The jab was also 100 per cent effective against severe disease caused by COVID-19, Dr. Supriya Sharma, chief medical advisor at Health Canada, said in a press conference Thursday.
Read more: https://globalnews.ca/news/8642643/covid-vaccine-canadian-approved/
