The Pfizer\u002DBioNTech bivalent or combination vaccine targets both the original COVID\u002D19 virus and the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants.
Health Canada approved on Friday a Pfizer-BioNTech bivalent or combination vaccine. It targets both the original virus that caused illness when the pandemic began in 2020 and the latest subvariants, Omicron BA.4 and BA.5, which now dominate in Ontario.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Ottawa SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Some Ontario parents of children ages 12 to 17 have expressed confusion on social media over whether their children can receive second booster doses this fall.mRNA It’s not known when the new Pfizer bivalent vaccine will be available in Ontario, but it could be soon. British Columbia health officials have announced that the Pfizer bivalent vaccine will be available there next week.
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