An updated vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech’s to protect against a recently circulating COVID-19 variant is approved, Health Canada said today.
Pfizer said the newly formulated vaccine will be available in pharmacies and vaccination centers across the country this fall. People are encouraged to check with their provincial and territorial authorities on how to access it.
The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) strongly recommends updated COVID-19 vaccinations starting this fall for high-risk groups, including people from Indigenous and racialized communities, including adults 65 and older, people living in long-term care and other group living settings, people with underlying conditions that put them at higher risk of severe illness, and those who are pregnant or who provide essential community services.
NACI said all other adults and children six months or older should also be eligible for an updated COVID-19 vaccination this fall.
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