A lack of vaccine-production capabilities in Canada means countries like the United States, Britain and Germany will likely be able to inoculate their citizens against COVID-19 before Canadians receive the vaccine, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has admitted.
“One of the things to remember is Canada no longer has any domestic production capacity for vaccines,” Trudeau said Tuesday.
The prime minister nonetheless played down any potential threat to Canadian access to vaccines, noting the federal government has signed orders for millions of doses from a variety of foreign pharmaceutical companies in recent months.
Abigail Bimman looks at the logistics behind vaccine-distribution in this country, the contracts, and the promises
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“One of the things to remember is Canada no longer has any domestic production capacity for vaccines,” Trudeau said Tuesday.
The prime minister nonetheless played down any potential threat to Canadian access to vaccines, noting the federal government has signed orders for millions of doses from a variety of foreign pharmaceutical companies in recent months.
Abigail Bimman looks at the logistics behind vaccine-distribution in this country, the contracts, and the promises
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