Omicron Booster

• When can you get an Omicron booster? Here’s how provinces are rolling them out

  Canada has started offering Moderna’s bivalent COVID-19 vaccine, which has been approved as a booster dose for all Canadian adults.

  Canada

  Sep 15, 2022
  
• Bivalent COVID vaccines in Canada: How do they work and who can get them?

  Canadian regulators have approved an updated version of the COVID-19 vaccine as the change of seasons brings a possible new wave of infections.

  Health

  Sep 1, 2022
  
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• Health minister to make COVID-19 vaccine announcement as Canada reviews Omicron booster

  Bivalent vaccines under review by Health Canada re designed to recognize specific mutations in the spike protein of the Omicron BA.1 subvariant.

  Canada

  Sep 1, 2022
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• U.S. FDA clears Omicron-specific COVID boosters, shots could begin within days

  The U.S. on Wednesday authorized its first update to COVID-19 vaccines, booster doses that target today's most common Omicron strain. Shots could begin within days.

  Health

  Aug 31, 2022
• Moderna seeks Health Canada nod for new double-protection COVID-19 booster

  Moderna has submitted an application to Health Canada for approval of its new COVID-19 vaccine, designed to protect against the original strain and Omicron variant of the virus.

  Health

  Jun 30, 2022
• Are 4th COVID-19 doses needed amid Omicron spread? Experts weigh in

  For the general healthy population, there's no rush get a second COVID-19 booster, experts say, given the protection from a third dose and low transmission rate of the virus.

  Health

  Jun 23, 2022
• Canada has detected BA.2 cases. What we know about this Omicron subvariant

  The BA.2 sub-lineage appears to be more contagious than the original Omicron variant and is harder to detect in a PCR test, experts say.

  Canada

  Jan 25, 2022
• Moderna booster shot appears effective against Omicron variant, company says

  Moderna says a 50 microgram booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine increased neutralizing antibodies against the Omicron variant 37 fold.

  Health

  Dec 20, 2021
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• Canadians 18+ should be offered COVID-19 booster 6 months after 2nd shot: NACI

  The decision comes after the Canadian government requested NACI to quickly provide the latest directives on booster use in light of the Omicron COVID-19 variant. 

  Health

  Dec 3, 2021