| Health Canada | statements
On March 3, 2021, Health Canada authorized a submission from Pfizer-BioNTech to allow its COVID-19 vaccine to be stored and transported at standard freezer temperatures (between -25°C and -15°C) for up to two weeks instead of ultra-cold conditions, facilitating more flexible transportation and local re-distribution of this vaccine
| Health Canada | news releases
Today, Health Canada and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) collaboratively published the full clinical data reviewed as part of their authorizations of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.
| Health Canada | news releases
Today, on behalf of the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Health, Darren Fisher, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health, announced nearly $3.5 million to expand the MySafe Society safer supply project.
| Health Canada | media advisories
Parliamentary Secretary, Darren Fisher, on behalf of Patty Hajdu, Minister of Health, will announce federal funding towards the expansion of the MySafe Society safer supply project in Canada.
| Health Canada | media advisories
On February 26, 2021, Health Canada officials will hold a technical briefing on the authorization of the COVID-19 vaccines in Canada.
| Health Canada | statements
Today, Health Canada authorized two vaccines; the COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by AstraZeneca, and developed in partnership with Oxford University, and, the Serum Institute of India’s version of the AstraZeneca vaccine.
| Health Canada | news releases
Today, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Health, tabled the 2019-2020 Canada Health Act Annual Report in Parliament. The report provides Canadians with an update on federal administration of the Act and a clear picture of how public health care insurance plans across the country operate.
| Health Canada | media advisories
On February 11, 2021, Government of Canada officials will hold a technical briefing to provide an overview on the roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines.
| Health Canada | news releases
Today, the Minister of Health, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, and the Minister of Digital Government, the Honourable Joyce Murray, announced that the COVID Alert app will be updated to help measure its uptake, performance and effectiveness in limiting the spread of COVID-19. This will be done through the collection of certain metrics, while maintaining strong privacy measures to protect confidentiality.
| Health Canada | media advisories
On February 9, 2021, Government of Canada officials will hold a technical briefing to provide an update to the regulatory status of COVID-19 vaccines.
