Health Unit on newly approved Moderna vaccine in wake of new subvariant, expected fall Covid wave

HALDIMAND—The first shipments of Modena Spikevax XBB1.5, a newly approved Covid vaccine specifically targeting the Omicron XBB.1.5 subvariant, are expected to be available for local high-risk patients by early October, according to the Haldimand Norfolk Health Unit (HNHU). Health Canada recommends Canadians aged five and up get a dose. Additionally, Health Canada advises that unvaccinated children from six months to…