Moderna to Supply 12M Doses of Omicron-Adapted COVID-19 Booster To Canada

  • Moderna Inc MRNA will supply 12 million doses of its COVID-19 shot adapted to target the Omicron variant of the coronavirus to Canada.
  • The Canadian government had entered into a supply deal with the company last year for the supply of its COVID vaccine for 2022 and 2023, with the contract allowing access to new vaccine adaptations.
  • Moderna and Canada have agreed to convert six million doses of the company's COVID-19 vaccine, which targets the original virus, to an Omicron-containing bivalent vaccine with doses scheduled for delivery in 2022.
  • Related: Canada OKs Pfizer COVID-19 Booster For Kids Aged 5-11 Years.
  • Canada will also purchase an additional 4.5 million doses of the Omicron-containing candidate and is moving forward with the scheduled delivery of 1.5 million doses of the bivalent vaccine candidate from 2023 to 2022.
  • Last week, Britain granted conditional authorization for using Moderna omicron-containing bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine mRNA-1273.214 as a booster dose. 
  • Also Read: Moderna's Bivalent COVID-19 Booster Shows Antibody Response Against Omicron Subvariants.
  • Price Action: MRNA shares are down 1.31% at $144.18 on the last check Monday.
  • Photo via Wikimedia Commons
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