Moderna has announced it will supply to Canada 12 million doses of its COVID-19 shot adapted to target the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
Federal government has received bivalent vaccine applications from both Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTechModerna says it will supply 12 million doses of its COVID-19 shot adapted to target the Omicron variant of the coronavirus to Canada.
The federal government had entered into a deal with the company last year for supply of its COVID-19 vaccine for 2022 and 2023, with the contract allowing access to new vaccine adaptations, company officials said.Moderna and the Canadian government have agreed to convert six million doses of the company's COVID-19 vaccine, which targets the original virus, to an Omicron-containing bivalent vaccine.
"We also have secure, sufficient supply of the bivalent formulation should the regulatory authorities go on to authorize the vaccines," she said.While existing COVID-19 vaccines continue to provide protection against hospitalization and death, vaccine effectiveness has taken a hit as the virus has evolved.
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