Provinces Told to Dispose of COVID-19 Vaccine Stock Ahead of New Shots

Health Canada has instructed the provinces to destroy existing inventories of last year’s COVID-19 vaccines while it works to approve updated shots, provincial officials say. The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) issued a directive at a July 25 meeting of the Canadian Immunization Committee instructing all provinces to pull XBB COVID-19 vaccines for public use, according to a spokesperson for Alberta’s minister of health. The XBB shots targeted the Omicron variant. Health Canada said PHAC is collaborating with the provinces and territories on a “transition plan” to switch from the current vaccine supply to updated vaccines. “The plan provides each province and territory the flexibility to ensure ongoing access to current supply until new vaccines are approved,” Health Canada said in an email to The Epoch Times. “This includes a period of transition to full removal.”...