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Health Canada Authorizes Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine

OTTAWA—Health Canada says the COVID-19 vaccine from U.S. biotech firm Moderna is safe for use in Canada. The vaccine is the second to be greenlit in Canada, following the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine on Dec. 9. Moderna anticipates starting shipments to Canada within the next 48 hours. Up to 168,000 doses are set to arrive by the…


Health Canada Has Final Data Needed From Moderna to Make a Decision on Vaccine

OTTAWA—Health Canada says it will “soon” be ready to announce if it can authorize a second COVID-19 vaccine after receiving final documents from U.S. biotech firm Moderna over the weekend. Moderna’s new Canadian general manager—hired just three weeks ago to establish a Canadian office for the company—said Moderna’s team and Health Canada are in constant…