Health Canada Updates Pfizer-biontech And Moderna Covid-19 Vaccine Labels To Include Information On Myocarditis And Pericarditis
Summary Health Canada has updated the product labels for Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to include information about myocarditis (heart muscle inflammation) and pericarditis (heart lining inflammation) as potential side effects. This label update applies to vaccines distributed across Canada. This is a labeling change to reflect safety information, not a recall of the vaccines themselves.
- Reason
- COVID - Product safety
- Category
- consumer product recall
- Country
- Canada
- Agency
- HC-PRODUCTS
- Recall date
- 2021-06-30
- Status
- Ongoing
- Distribution
- Canada-wide
Official recall notice from HC-PRODUCTS
Recall details on Nibble Recalls: https://trynibble.app/recalls/7d9281b7-d58a-4de3-81a2-355d05869395