Chief Medical Adviser Says Health Canada Preparing for Quick Approval of Boosters

Chief Medical Adviser Says Health Canada Preparing for Quick Approval of Boosters
Dr. Supriya Sharma, chief medical adviser at Health Canada, holds a press conference in Ottawa on Feb. 26, 2021. Canada's chief medical adviser says her department is constantly receiving and reviewing any data on vaccines and COVID-19 variants and will be quickly ready to authorize needed boosters when they're ready. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press
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OTTAWA—Canada’s chief medical adviser says her department is constantly receiving and reviewing any data on vaccines and COVID-19 variants and will be ready to quickly authorize needed boosters when they’re available.

But Dr. Supriya Sharma said the three vaccines authorized in Canada so far offer excellent protection and, along with public health measures, can help slow the spread of the virus and potentially help stop it from mutating even further.