Just when we were getting used to Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca, this news comes in.
Health Canada has authorized brand name changes for the three approved vaccines.
(1/4) Health Canada has authorized brand name changes for the Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines.
— Health Canada and PHAC (@GovCanHealth) September 16, 2021
The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine will now be named Comirnaty, the Moderna vaccine will be named SpikeVax, and the AstraZeneca vaccine will be named Vaxzevria.
Health Canada reassures everyone that “These are only name changes. There are no changes to the vaccines themselves.”
Learn more about the COVID-19 vaccine here.
As of Wednesday, September 15th, a total of 855,409 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Halton.
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