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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.

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.

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...

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...

The Omicron COVID-19 variant can partially evade protection from two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, according to new research from the Africa Health Research Institute in South Africa (AHRI). However, AHRI executive director Willem Hanekom said researchers believe the vaccine will still protect against severe illness and death.

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney on Tuesday announced that Pfizer’s pediatric COVID-19 vaccine for kids aged five-11 has arrived in the province and appointment bookings will begin Wednesday at 8 a.m.

Health Canada has approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11. Here’s Caryn Lieberman with everything you need to know.

Today, Health Canada approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5-11 — confirmed in a statement.

The first shipment from Pfizer’s pediatric COVID-19 vaccine arrived on Canadian soil on Sunday on a UPS plane at a Hamilton, Ont. airport.

It’s not a question of ‘if’ but rather ‘when’ for Health Canada to give the green light to a COVID-19 vaccine for children. Last week, Pfizer asked the department to approve its vaccine for children aged five to 11 years old. As Olivia O’Malley reports, the news has mixed reaction from Quebec parents.

Health Canada says it is expecting to make a decision whether to authorize the Pfizer vaccine for kids 5 to 11 in one or two weeks. Richard Zussman reports.

Alberta Health numbers show a vast disparity in the number of children aged five to 11 receiving the Pfizer vaccine in Calgary. Currently, parts of northeast Calgary are only at 22 per cent vaccination rates while Calgary-Elbow sits at more than 64 per cent. As Tracy Nagai reports, community leaders are calling for the vaccine...

Global News has confirmed Health Canada will approve the use of Pfizer’s pediatric COVID-19 vaccine for children between the ages of five and 11. A formal announcement on the Pfizer vaccine is expected on Friday. Morgan Black has the latest.