Moderna’s updated COVID-19 vaccine for 2024-25 approved in Canada – CBC

Sep 17, 2024

Health Canada authorized Moderna’s updated COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday to roll out in fall immunization campaigns.

The federal vaccine portal lists approval of Moderna’s product.

Provinces and territories plan fall immunization campaigns aiming to protect people from severe hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19.

Guidance from the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) strongly recommends updated COVID-19 vaccinations starting this fall for high-risk groups:

All adults 65 and older.
People living in long-term care and other group settings.
People with underlying medical conditions that put them at higher risk of severe illness.
Individuals in or from First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities.
Members of racialized and other equity-deserving communities.
Those who are pregnant.
People who provide essential community services.
All other individuals aged six months and older may receive the vaccine, NACI recommended.

Moderna’s updated COVID-19 vaccine for 2024-25 approved in Canada – CBC

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