Health Canada has approved both the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for people aged 12 and older, and they also changed the names of the vaccines.
Both vaccines were first given approval for use a month ago however, that go-ahead was only temporary and was only allowed to quickly roll out the vaccines to try to slow the spread of COVID-19.
But today, that temporary order became permanent as Health Canada approved both vaccines for use in all people aged 12 and older.
With the thumbs up for these vaccines, Health Canada also changed the names of both vaccines in the process.
Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine will now be known as “Comirnaty”, Moderna will now be called “Spikevax”, and AstraZeneca’s will be called “Vaxzevria.”
Over 84 percent of Canadians over the age of 12 have received at least one COVID-19 shot, and over 77 percent of eligible Canadians are now fully vaccinated.
