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Health Canada has approved the updated COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer for Canadians aged six months and older. The approval coincides with the emergence of two new COVID-19 variants, BA.2.86 and EG.5 within the country.

Dr. Supriya Sharma, chief medical advisor at Health Canada, said Tuesday it has authorized an updated Moderna vaccine, tailored to the XBB.1.5 Omicron subvariant, for Canadians six months of age and older. Dr. Sharma added that the agency is currently reviewing submissions by Pfizer BioNTech and Novovax.

A tornado touched down in Rocky Mount, North Carolina on Wednesday and proceeded to tear through trees and buildings, including a Pfizer facility, on it’s 32-kilometre stretch. Though there was significant damage to their facilities, and a few cars were crushed, Pfizer confirmed there were no serious injuries onsite.

Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management’s Rob Tetrault talks about Warren Buffett’s annual letter, and stocks for Pfizer.

Recent data from one U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) database has detected a potential stroke risk link in older adults who received an updated Pfizer COVID-19 bivalent shot. Global’s medical expert Dr. Mitch Shulman joins Laura Casella to weigh in.

China’s foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Friday that its home-made vaccines “have basically the same protective effect on preventing severe illness and death as Pfizer’s mRNA vaccines,” citing an expert from the World Health Organization (WHO). “At present, the overall supply of vaccines and medical supplies in China is sufficient, which can meet...

The strict, cold storage requirements for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine complicates how it will be administered to Canada’s most vulnerable. Mike Drolet reports on the challenge of vaccinating people living in long-term care homes.

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe announced on Wednesday that the province will receive 1,950 doses of the Pfizer vaccine by Dec. 15 which will be administered at Regina General Hospital. Health-care workers providing direct care to COVID-19 patients will be prioritized with those doses.

Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine is officially approved for use in Canada, with limited rollout set to begin to priority groups “within days” and vaccination of the general population anticipated to start in April. Mercedes Stephenson has more.

Dr. Howard Njoo, deputy chief public health officer at Public Health Agency of Canada said on Wednesday that the agency will be working with provinces and territories to ensure a timely, fair and well-collaborated rollout of vaccine amid Canada’s approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, stressing that availability will be limited for some time, and...

Now that Health Canada has approve the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine, discussion are underway locally on how it will be rolled out. Jessica Nyznik reports.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced today a select few Canadians could begin receiving the Pfizer vaccine as early as next week, pending Health Canada approval. But in Manitoba, authorities haven’t provided much detail beyond saying they’re ready to receive it and begin immunizing people. Global’s Brittany Greenslade has the latest.

Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam on Tuesday welcomed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s announcement on securing an initial supply of up to 249,000 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine before the end of the year and said while this is good news, it doesn’t mean control of the pandemic will be quick. She...

Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs Dominic LeBlanc said on Tuesday the federal government is confident Pfizer will be able to meet its obligation to deliver the COVID-19 vaccine doses agreed upon to Canada in the coming days, despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order that he is expected to sign, to ensure Americans get prioritized to...

Due to the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine’s handling requirements, which require it to be kept at -70 C, Nova Scotia chief medical officer Dr. Robert Strang on Tuesday said the manufacturer has specified for the first upcoming shipment of the vaccines, recipients must be immunized close to the site the product is stored at.

Alberta missed its initial goal of giving out 29,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, but Premier Jason Kenney said it is working to catch up. As Fletcher Kent explains, it comes as Alberta also announced Tuesday that 16,900 doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine has arrived in the province.

Quebec is now allowing people to get a third COVID-19 vaccine in the name of travel. Those who received AstraZeneca as their first dose and either Moderna or Pfizer as their second are not considered fully vaccinated in some countries. As Global’s Dan Spector reports, some have harsh words for the government for putting people...

The Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines have now been given the full rubber stamp from Health Canada. The shots had been authorized for use months ago, under an interim order that expires Thursday. And with the full approval, however, there was some flurry of reaction around the name changes that were also announced for the...

Updating the country on his administration’s COVID-19 policy, U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday that the “majority of Americans” who have been fully vaccinated with Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine will be able to get a third booster shot six months after they received their second shot. Eligible Americans include those 65 years and older, people...

More British Columbians who got the Pfizer vaccine for their first dose will be getting the Moderna vaccine for their second. Keith Baldrey reports.