On Feb. 12, 2021, Moderna announced that the Canadian Government had increased its confirmed order commitment by 4 million doses of the COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna bringing its confirmed order commitment to 44 million doses. This increase reflected continued efforts by the Canadian Government to secure access to safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines for Canadian citizens.

On December 23, Health Canada authorized the COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna for the immunization of people 18 years of age and older under an Interim Order.

Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine (mRNA-1273 SARS-CoV-2 vaccine) is indicated for active immunization against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus in individuals 18 years of age and older.