Mary Wilson
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Published Thursday, March 31, 2022 5:40 PM EDT
Last Updated Thursday, March 31, 2022 5:40 PM EDT
Maggie Parkhill
Canada has received its first shipments of the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine, and delivery to the provinces is currently underway, according to the federal government.
In a tweet posted on Thursday, Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) confirmed that the federal government has received 3.2 million doses of Novavax's Nuvaxovid vaccine, with one million doses already distributed to the provinces and territories based on supply and demand. ...
... The Novavax vaccine differs from the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines in that it is a protein-based vaccine and not an mRNA vaccine.
The two-dose Nuvaxovid vaccine produced by the U.S. biotech firm Novavax showed 90 per cent effectiveness in protecting clinical trial participants from symptomatic COVID-19, and 100 per cent effectiveness in preventing severe disease, according to a press release from the company.
Health Canada authorized the use of the Novavax vaccine on Feb. 17 for people 18 years of age and older. ...
https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/novavax-deliveries-arrive-in-canada-1.5843358
Last Updated Thursday, March 31, 2022 5:40 PM EDT
Maggie Parkhill
Canada has received its first shipments of the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine, and delivery to the provinces is currently underway, according to the federal government.
In a tweet posted on Thursday, Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) confirmed that the federal government has received 3.2 million doses of Novavax's Nuvaxovid vaccine, with one million doses already distributed to the provinces and territories based on supply and demand. ...
... The Novavax vaccine differs from the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines in that it is a protein-based vaccine and not an mRNA vaccine.
The two-dose Nuvaxovid vaccine produced by the U.S. biotech firm Novavax showed 90 per cent effectiveness in protecting clinical trial participants from symptomatic COVID-19, and 100 per cent effectiveness in preventing severe disease, according to a press release from the company.
Health Canada authorized the use of the Novavax vaccine on Feb. 17 for people 18 years of age and older. ...
https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/novavax-deliveries-arrive-in-canada-1.5843358
