{"id":6799,"date":"2024-08-25T23:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-26T03:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stillcoviding.ca\/en\/?p=6799"},"modified":"2025-05-25T03:24:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T07:24:14","slug":"novavax-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stillcoviding.ca\/en\/take-action\/novavax-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Novavax now! We need access to the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\ud83d\udce3 Let PHAC<\/abbr> and health ministers know you want timely access to the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine this fall<\/h2>\n

\u2709\ufe0f<\/span> Send letters to PHAC<\/abbr> and health ministers<\/a> to voice your support for access to the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine this fall. Use our online tool to send emails.<\/p>\n

Why take action?<\/span> Concerns are mounting over reports that Canadians will not have access to the Novavax JN.1 COVID-19 vaccine this fall. The FDA approved the Novavax JN.1 COVID-19 vaccine<\/a>. Why is the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine no longer going to be available to Canadians?<\/p>

A lack of timely access to the Novavax vaccine in Canada would go against the advice of scientific experts, including the \u201cGuidance on the use of COVID-19 vaccines during the fall of 2024\u201d by Canada\u2019s National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI). In that guidance, NACI noted that the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are not superior to the Novavax vaccine. It also noted that a lack of access to the Novavax vaccine — the only protein-based COVID-19 vaccine in Canada — could negatively affect COVID-19 vaccine uptake.<\/p>

People across Canada, including many Canadians with disabilities and immunocompromised Canadians, rely on Novavax\u2019s protein-based vaccine as it reduces the risk of adverse side effects to which they are disproportionately vulnerable. This includes people who have medical contraindications to the mRNA vaccines, for whom the Novavax vaccine is the only COVID-19 vaccine option.<\/p>\n\n

Please take a moment to voice your support for continued access to Novavax vaccines in Canada!<\/h2>\n
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  1. Make sure your email application is active (e.g. Mail or Thunderbird).<\/li>\n
  2. Click a button in the contact list<\/a> below. It will create a message using the message template.<\/li>\n
  3. Customize your message. Don\u2019t forget to add your name and email address, and modify the wording of the message if you like.<\/li>\n
  4. Click the send button in your email software.<\/li>\n
  5. Repeat — click the button for the next person in the list. It\u2019s easy to go through the list, and send emails to PHAC<\/abbr> and the health ministers. (\u23f0 Time: about 1-2 minutes).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Note: For best results, use an iPhone or another smartphone. If a message isn\u2019t created when you click or tap a button, you can try using a different device. This won\u2019t work with obsolete browsers such as Internet Explorer; use Firefox or Safari instead. Issues with Microsoft Outlook have been reported.<\/p>\n

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    We need access to COVID-19 vaccine options<\/h2>\n\n\n
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