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Region announces Moderna will be available at some clinics while Pfizer shipments are delayed

All vaccination appointments will be honoured as there is sufficient supply of Moderna
COVID-19 vaccine stock

NEWS RELEASE
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Waterloo Region – Waterloo Region’s Vaccine Distribution Task Force is informing residents that a Pfizer delivery this week from the province has been delayed. All vaccination appointments will be honoured as there is sufficient supply of Moderna, which is a highly effective and interchangeable mRNA vaccine.

On Saturday, June 19, the Province informed public health units across the province that the Pfizer shipment that was to arrive early this week is delayed by a number of days. Guidance from the National Advisory Committee on Immunization indicates that anyone who received an mRNA vaccine for their first dose can safely receive Moderna or Pfizer for their second dose.

Due to the Pfizer delay, all adults 18+ will be receiving Moderna at some vaccination clinics in Waterloo Region (Cambridge Pinebush and The Boardwalk). At these clinics the limited supply of Pfizer vaccine will be reserved for youth 12-17 who can only receive this vaccine. There will not be an opportunity for anyone outside of this age group to request the Pfizer vaccine at clinics that are offering Moderna to adults 18+.

“If you have an appointment to get a first or second dose of the vaccine in the coming days, please keep it,” said Dr. Hsiu-Li Wang, Medical Officer of Health for the Region of Waterloo. “These mRNA vaccines are from different manufacturers but they are essentially identical twins. We want everyone to be protected from COVID-19 as soon as possible, and we need to halt the spread of the Delta variant in Waterloo Region.”

Vaccination clinics will continue to provide mRNA vaccines in a timely manner based on the availability of Pfizer and Moderna. The current Pfizer supply in Waterloo Region is also being reserved for upcoming school-based vaccination clinics.

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