Health Canada authorises the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine as a booster shot

9 November 2021 - Health Canada has authorized the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine as a booster shot. ...

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Novavax files for COVID-19 vaccine authorisation with Health Canada and completes submission for rolling review to European Medicines Agency

1 November 2021 - Submission of all modules required for regulatory review, including CMC and clinical data, are now complete ...

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Health Canada receives submission from Pfizer-BioNTech to authorise the use of Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine in children 5 to 11 years of age

18 October 2021 - Today, Health Canada received a submission from Pfizer-BioNTech seeking an authorisation for the use of its Comirnaty ...

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Moderna asks Health Canada to approve COVID-19 vaccine booster shot

5 October 2021 - Moderna has applied for Canadian approval of a third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine, the company ...

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Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine Comirnaty receives full Health Canada approval for individuals 12 years and older

16 September 2021 - Health Canada Notice of Compliance is based on a comprehensive submission package including six month efficacy ...

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Moderna announces Health Canada approves its COVID-19 vaccine

16 September 2021 - Moderna today announced Health Canada has approved the new drug submission for Spikevax (elasomeran mRNA vaccine), which ...

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Moderna COVID-19 vaccine gets Health Canada approval for kids 12+

27 August 2021 - As the Delta variant rages through unvaccinated populations in Canada ahead of the back-to-school season, children ...

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Ocugen announces initiation of rolling submission to Health Canada for Covaxin

15 July 2021 - Ocugen today announced that it had initiated a rolling submission to Health Canada for Covaxin, the ...

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Moderna files for authorisation with Health Canada for its COVID-19 vaccine in adolescents

7 June 2021 - Submission based on Phase 2/3 study of mRNA-1273 in adolescents ages 12 to less than 18 ...

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Canada's change to Pfizer vaccine storage temperature has major implications on rollout

19 May 2021 - Health Canada now recommends storing Pfizer vaccine at fridge temperatures for up to 1 month. ...

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Health Canada authorises use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in children 12 to 15 years of age

5 May 2021 - Today, Health Canada authorised the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in children 12 to 15 ...

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Statement from Health Canada on Janssen COVID-19 vaccines and Emergent BioSolutions

30 April 2021 - Health Canada continues to ensure the quality and safety of vaccines coming into Canada by working ...

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Health Canada initiates the review of the rolling submission for the first Canadian based COVID-19 vaccine candidate

23 April 2021 - Medicago is pleased to announce that Health Canada received for review the first portion of Medicago’s ...

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Health Canada stands by approval of AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines

14 April 2021 - Health Canada is standing by the approval of the Oxford-AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson vaccines for ...

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Health Canada taking further action to confirm the benefit-risk profile of the AstraZeneca vaccine

29 March 2021 - As part of Health Canada’s continuing commitment to openness and transparency on all information relating to ...

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