{"publisher":{"name":"MediaBias News","url":"https://mediabias.news","methodology":"https://mediabias.news/methodology","editorialPrinciples":"https://mediabias.news/editorial-principles","corrections":"https://mediabias.news/corrections"},"scoreGuide":{"trust":"How well corroborated and evidenced the source reporting is. 0-100, higher is better.","critic":"Craft quality of the source journalism: context, balance, fact vs comment. 0-100, higher is better.","hype":"How far the source presentation runs ahead of substance. 0-100, LOWER IS BETTER.","scope":"Scores assess the original reporting this article was written from, not the truth of the underlying event and not the quality of this write-up."},"assessmentGuide":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. 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However, the vaccines will not be available in pharmacies this respiratory virus season, according to Moderna.","category":"Health","area":null,"publishedAt":"2026-11-06T00:46:07.169Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-11-06T00:19:02.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-06T00:46:07.169Z","readTime":"2 min read","scores":{"trust":48,"critic":60,"hype":15,"notes":{"trust":"Trust 48: includes Health Canada attribution and a company news release, but lacks named persons or multiple independent sources.","critic":"Critic 60: clear facts separated from comment, specific ages given, notes pending pharmacy rollout, but largely a press release.","hype":"Hype 15: headline matches article content; no sensational language or clickbait."}},"tags":["#HealthCanada","#Moderna","#Vaccines","#FluSeason","#COVID19"],"entities":["Health Canada","Moderna","The Canadian Press","National Advisory Committee on Immunization"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Health Canada has authorized Moderna's mRNA vaccine for influenza and a combined flu-COVID-19 vaccine.","Both vaccines are approved for adults aged 50 years and older.","Moderna has stated that these approved vaccines will not be available in pharmacies in time for the current respiratory virus season.","The National Advisory Committee on Immunization recommends the non-mRNA flu shot for everyone aged six months and older."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Health Canada has authorized two new vaccines from Moderna: an mRNA vaccine for influenza and a combination mRNA vaccine for both influenza and COVID-19. Both vaccines have been approved for use in adults aged 50 years and older. However, Moderna informed The Canadian Press that these vaccines will not be available in pharmacies in time for the current respiratory virus season. The National Advisory Committee on Immunization recommends that individuals six months of age and older receive the non-mRNA flu shot that is currently available."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on vaccine availability timeline"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Moderna told The Canadian Press that the newly approved vaccines will not reach pharmacies in time for the respiratory virus season. This information was reported by City News, CFJC Today Kamloops, Medicine Hat News, and Ckpg Today. 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