Nursing News

Wednesday June 17 , 2026 - Please see below summary of NB Vaccine News

1. Reminder: End of COVID-19 Spring Vaccination Campaign

•  The Spring Vaccination Campaign for individuals at increased risk will end on June 26, 2026 for everyone.

•  This plan will ensure that it does not overlap or interfere with the fall COVID-19 vaccination campaign.

•  If your location needs COVID-19 vaccine outside of the Spring campaign, please contact VOC @ voc-opsdesk@gnb.ca with reason and amount required.

2. Influenza - vaccine expiry

• Please refer to the below chart for Influenza vaccine expiry.   Please ensure any expired vaccine is removed from your vaccine fridge and set aside for return.  A letter will be sent out early July on the return process for both Influenza and COVID-19 in preparation for fall 2026 respiratory season

3. Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Vaccine for adults - Expiry Date Update

• Pfizer Canada has extended the shelf life for Abrysvo products, please see attached document for all updated lot extensions. The extension is applied to all contents within the carton. If you have this lot in your inventory, please update the expiry date on the carton to reflect the new date.

4. Meningococcal vaccine - Menjugate, has been discontinued and will be replaced by the Meningococcal-C-A,C,Y,W vaccine Nimenrix for the 12-month dose starting in June 2026.

• Kindly continue using your current supply of Menjugate until it is fully depleted.

5.The Public Health Branch will share its fall Respiratory Season Immunization plan with the public and its partners once it has been finalized.

6. Website transformation

• Thank you for your patience as the GNB website is undergoing transformation.  As we work to repair links that are broken in the process, please refer to the New Brunswick Immunization Program Guide (NBIPG) - gnb.ca and Immunization and vaccination - gnb.ca