The New COVID-19 Vaccine Names In Canada Are Getting Roasted & The Jokes Are Too Good
"I'm tipping Vaxzevria to win Canada's Drag Race season two," someone tweeted.
After it was announced that the COVID-19 vaccine names in Canada were being changed, people started absolutely roasting the new ones on Twitter.
Health Canada has approved changes to the brand names of vaccines, so Pfizer is now Comirnaty, Moderna is now SpikeVax and AstraZeneca is now Vaxzevria. Unsurprisingly, Canadians across the internet ran with that and the tweets are hilarious.
How does a company name a vaccine "comirnaty" when "novid" is just sitting there waiting to be picked?— Nick Moorefox (@Nick Moorefox) 1631822647
One person called out Pfizer for choosing the name brand Comirnaty instead of "novid."
I'm tipping Vaxzevria to win Canada's Drag Race season two.https://twitter.com/GovCanHealth/status/1438521798761517056\u00a0\u2026— Andrew Wheeler (@Andrew Wheeler) 1631808146
Someone else joked that they've got Vaxzevria as the winner of season two of Canada's Drag Race.
Yeah, nobody cares. \n\nI'm still going with Pfizer, Moderna, & AZ rather than [unpronounceable], the name of a D-division volleyball team, and Vaxixkckerkrzvia.— Isaac Bogoch (@Isaac Bogoch) 1631807622
Well-known Ontario doctor Isaac Bogoch came in clutch with his joke. "I'm still going with Pfizer, Moderna, & AZ rather than [unpronounceable], the name of a D-division volleyball team, and Vaxixkckerkrzvia," Bogoch tweeted.
SpikeVax sounds like a Marvel villain \n\nCanada please stophttps://twitter.com/GovCanHealth/status/1438521798761517056\u00a0\u2026— \ufffc (@\ufffc) 1631833068
Someone asked Canada to stop because "SpikeVax" sounds like the name of a Marvel villain.
Health Canada wants you to choose your starter! Comirnaty, SpikeVax, or Vaxzevria? https://twitter.com/govcanhealth/status/1438521798761517056\u00a0\u2026pic.twitter.com/EDuAKT2tWp— Dr. Jennifer Kwan (@Dr. Jennifer Kwan) 1631812547
Another Twitter user joked that the new names sound like Pokémon characters, saying that Health Canada "wants you to choose your starter."
Today Health Canada announced the Pfizer vaccine will now be called Comirnaty.\n\nIt therefore follows that anyone spreading disinformation about this vaccine will be called ComirNAUGHTY\n\nSorrrrry I don\u2019t make the rules— \ud83d\udd2cSamantha Yammine, PhD (@\ud83d\udd2cSamantha Yammine, PhD) 1631825023
Since the new brand name of Pfizer is Comirnaty, someone said that anyone who spreads misinformation about the vaccine will have to be called "ComirNAUGHTY."
Comirnaty, SpikeVax and Vaxzevria? Did Canada hire @JordanPeele & @KeeganMKey to come up with these names? https://twitter.com/govcanhealth/status/1438521798761517056\u00a0\u2026pic.twitter.com/FsNaEIoAyX— Ed Greenberger (@Ed Greenberger) 1631828463
After finding out about the name changes, one person wondered if Canada hired comedians Jordan Peele and Keegan-Michael Key to come up with them, referencing their hilarious fake college football players sketch.
Health Canada has a robust website with all the latest information on COVID-19 vaccines and can answer any questions you may have.