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Health Canada Authorizes XFG-Adapted COMIRNATY for the 2026-2027 COVID-19 Season

Health Canada has authorized an Omicron XFG-adapted Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for people 6 months and older, and pharmacies should plan to transition ordering and counselling to the updated formulation.

Sep 19, 2026 · 3 min read Read briefing
U.S. Department of Defense photo by Lisa Ferdinando, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) -- illustrative photo of a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine vial, not the XFG-adapted formulation specifically.

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