For the 2025-2026 respiratory season, the Department of Health will be offering a COVID-19 vaccine at no cost to New Brunswick residents.
This year the COVID-19 vaccine will contain the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron LP.8.1 variant.
Pharmacists who are authorized to administer injections by the New Brunswick College of Pharmacists may administer the publicly funded COVID-19 vaccine to eligible New Brunswick residents two years of age and older.
Publicly funded COVID-19 vaccine products for 2025-2026 are outlined below:
For individuals two to 11 years of age :
DIN |
Product |
Supplied |
02541270 |
SPIKEVAX (Moderna Biopharma) |
Multidose vial (0.1 mg/ mL; 2.5 mL/ vial) |
For individuals five to 11 years of age:
DIN |
Product |
Supplied |
02541858 |
COMIRNATY (Pfizer- BioNTech) |
Single dose vial (10 mcg/0.3 mL) |
For individuals 12 years of age and older :
DIN |
Product |
Supplied |
02541823 |
COMIRNATY (Pfizer- BioNTech) |
Multidose vial (30 mcg/0.3 mL) |
02552035 |
COMIRNATY (Pfizer- BioNTech) |
Single Dose pre-filled syringe (30 mcg/0.3 mL) |
02541270 |
SPIKEVAX (Moderna Biopharma) |
Multidose vial (0.1 mg/ mL; 2.5 mL/ vial) |
02557770 |
SPIKEVAX (Moderna Biopharma) |
Single dose pre-filled syringe (50 mcg/0.5 mL) |
Note: Recommended dosages and intervals are available in the NB Respiratory Guide.
The Department of Health will pay participating providers for each claim billed for eligible patients. The participating provider is not permitted to charge additional fees to the patient for the administration or prescribing of publicly funded COVID-19 vaccines.
If registered nurses, physicians, nurse practitioners, licensed practical nurses, pharmacy technicians or paramedics are hired to administer injections on behalf of a pharmacist, the claims must be submitted using the license number of the pharmacist. If another immunizer administers the vaccine on behalf of the pharmacist, they cannot administer and submit claims for children under two years of age.
The date of service must be the date of vaccine administration. Claims cannot be submitted in advance of the vaccine administration date.
Manual claims will not be accepted. Claims must be submitted online and include the following information:
| Field | Information Required |
| Carrier ID | NB |
| Group Number or Code | I (Note: this also applies to New Brunswick Drug Plans beneficiaries.) |
| Client ID | Patient’s NB Medicare number. (Note: this also applies to New Brunswick Drug Plans beneficiaries.) |
| Patient Code | Leave Blank |
| Patient Name | Patient’s first and last name |
| Patient DOB | Patient’s date of birth |
| Prescriber ID |
New Brunswick College of Pharmacists License Number of the pharmacist administering the vaccine. |
| Prescriber ID Reference Code |
46 |
| DIN / PIN | See Table 1 |
| Quantity | 1 |
| Days Supply | 1 |
| Drug Cost / Product Value | Zero |
| Cost Upcharge | Zero |
| Professional Fee |
$13.00 |
Please ensure the publicly funded vaccine supply is used for this program.
Pharmacies should order COVID-19 vaccine at no cost from the provincial supply via the Vaccine Operations Centre (VOC), using the DIS SharePoint site.
Community pharmacies are given an allocation in the DIS SharePoint site, which can be adjusted if required. The COVID-19 vaccine is distributed from McKesson.
If pharmacies have any questions, they are encouraged to contact the Vaccine Operation Centre (VOC) at [email protected]
Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians who administer COVID-19 vaccine can view clients’ immunization records in the NB Electronic Health Record (EHR).
A patient profile should be set up as for any client and must include the vaccine recipient's name and address, Medicare number, date of birth and gender, date the vaccine was administered and the name and lot number of the vaccine.
As per the Public Health Act, all immunizers of publicly funded vaccines must document the immunization within one week of administration. To meet this requirement, pharmacists need to enter the COVID-19 vaccine administration into the Drug Information System (DIS) within one week of the client’s receipt of vaccine. The DIS sends this immunization information directly to the Public Health Information Solution (PHIS). It is important to ensure that the vaccine information is accurate as this becomes a client’s official immunization record in the immunization registry.
In addition to the information normally documented and retained for COVID-19 immunization, pharmacists who employ another immunizer must retain accurate internal records that identify the immunizer (including the license number) who administered the vaccine to each patient. This internal record can be kept as a hard copy (paper) or electronically.
Additionally, regulation 2009-136, section 14 under the Public Health Act requires that those who administer a vaccine provide the recipient with a record of the immunization. A computer generated-prescription receipt would satisfy this requirement.
All claims submitted for reimbursement by participating providers are subject to audit and recovery.
Web page last updated: November 5, 2025