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Health Canada received a submission from Moderna on June 29, 2023, for yet another reformulated COVID-19 vaccine based on the Omicron XBB.1.5 subvariant of SARS-CoV-2. [131] The updated version was tested in a small human trial of 101 participants who had previously received four doses of previous formulations of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.
The UK's rollout was among the fastest in the world with among the highest uptake in its first few months, [2] although vaccination rates had slowed down or plateaued by autumn 2021 due to lower uptake in younger age groups. [5] [6] Polling suggests the UK's level of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is among the world's lowest. [7] [8]
In December 2020, the Moderna COVID‑19 vaccine was authorized by Health Canada. [162] [23] [4] In January 2021, the Moderna COVID‑19 vaccine was authorized for use in Israel by its Ministry of Health. [163] In February 2021, the Moderna COVID‑19 vaccine was authorized for use in Singapore by its Health Sciences Authority. [164]
A “next generation” Covid-19 booster jab which is the first to target two strains of the virus has been approved for use in adults in the UK. ... of Covid-19 vaccines being used in the UK ...
Users of this vaccine passport, the first in Canada, faced fewer COVID-19 public health restrictions. [2] By early July, the demand for the paper vaccine passports temporarily overwhelmed the system. At the same time, the province reached a new "marker in the pandemic"—the COVID-19 vaccines supply exceeded "demand on a daily basis." [2] [44]
30 August – England's Autumn 2023 flu vaccination and COVID-19 booster programme is brought forward by a month from October to September, as scientists from the UK Health Security Agency monitor the BA.2.86 variant. Although it is not a variant of concern, it is being monitored due to its high number of mutations. [166]
Though, in the U.S., everyone is eligible to get the vaccine, those at high risk for severe disease (including pregnant women) should get the updated vaccine after it has been at least 3 months ...
The vaccine targets both the original strain of coronavirus and the Omicron variant.