Ontario recommends only the Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty) vaccine be used in the 18 to 24-year-old age group due to a rare symptom caused by the Moderna (Spikevax) vaccine.
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Quebec offering third doses to travellers not based in evidence: expert
Fully vaccinated Quebec residents who received the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine or mix-and-match doses will have the option to get a third shot of either Pfizer or Moderna.
Pfizer delivery delay makes Moderna vaccine of choice in Toronto, Peel this week
Moderna will be the vaccine of choice for Ontarians in Toronto and Peel Region this week due to a decrease in the supply of Pfizer vaccines.
Canada receiving 1 million Moderna doses a week earlier than expected
Canada is receiving a shipment of one million Moderna vaccine doses a week earlier than expected.
Health Canada says no corners were cut in approving COVID-19 vaccines
In the last four years, Health Canada has approved more than 1,500 new or updated pharmaceuticals.
Ontario to initially receive 53,000 doses of recently approved Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
Ontario says it expects to receive approximately 53,000 doses of the newly approved Moderna COVID-19 vaccine by the end this month.