In this file photo, a medical staff member prepares the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Tudor Ranch in Mecca, Calif. on Jan. 21, 2021. Merriam-Webster has declared vaccine its 2021 word of the year.
Updated versions of the Moderna and Novavax COVID-19 vaccines were approved by Health Canada last week. A decision on the Pfizer formulation is expected soon. With the approval of Moderna's updated COVID-19 vaccine, doctors are hoping the shots will be available soon and Albertans will opt to roll up their sleeves to get one.
"Canada's current contract with Novavax only provides access to domestically manufactured vaccines, which Novavax has been unable to confirm for the 2024-25 season," a Health Canada spokesperson said in an email. "Due to Novavax's inability to honour their contract with the federal government to provide domestically manufactured vaccines, the Nuvaxovid vaccine will not be included in the fall immunization program," the email said.
In a statement emailed to CBC News, Novavax said doses of its updated vaccine can be made available based on supply, demand and a government's level of need.
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