COVID-19: Who Gets Vaccines First?
Wed, Aug 12, 2020
With the US, Europe and other countries ordering millions of doses of potential COVID vaccines, many are wondering if there will be any left for Canada.
The federal government announced this week, that it had signed two deals to secure several million doses from Pfizer Canada and Moderna. But what had many scratching their heads was what took Canada so long? Any potential vaccine for Covid will still have to be approved by Health Canada. Canada has loaded up on equipment such as needles alcohol swabs, but they’re of no use without a proven vaccine.
Listen Up
- Tanis Watts, Ph.D
Professor at University ofToronto’s Department of Immunology
https://www.immunology.utoronto.ca/faculty/tania-watts
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