More than half of Canada's AstraZeneca vaccine doses expired to be tossed out
Canada is about to toss more than half of its doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine because it couldn't find any takers for it either at home or abroad.
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Slow booster uptake causing some COVID vaccines to expire
Health Canada says almost 1.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines held in a national inventory have expired since January.
Protein-based COVID vaccine approved for use in Canada
The Novavax COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for use in Canada.
Moderna promises to build mRNA plant in Canada
U.S. drug maker Moderna will sign an agreement with the Canadian government today, August 10, 2021, promising to build an mRNA production plant in Canada.
Canada to donate 13M surplus vaccine doses to poor countries
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged 13 million surplus vaccines to help the world get immunized against COVID-19 as he and other G7 leaders wrapped up a weekend summit in Britain dominated by the pandemic, climate change and China.
Canada's quick COVID-19 approvals
In the last four years, Health Canada has approved more than 1,500 new or updated pharmaceuticals
Spring vaccinations could double in Canada if three more vaccines approved
The number of Canadians vaccinated in the spring could double if Health Canada gives the green light to all three vaccines it is currently reviewing.
Every vaccine maker was asked to produce doses in Canada and all said no: Anand
Every COVID-19 vaccine maker Canada signed a contract with last summer was asked if they could make the doses in Canada and all of them concluded they could not, Procurement Minister Anita Anand said on Thursday, February 4, 2021.
Canada inks agreement with Novavax to produce COVID vaccine at new Montreal facility
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a tentative deal Tuesday with U.S. vaccine-maker Novavax to produce its product in Canada if the COVID-19 vaccine gets approved for use here.
Delays focus national discussion on Canada's vaccination drive
Canada's national vaccine rollout seems poised to dominate COVID-19 discussions in the coming week as Canada enters the 11th month of life during a global pandemic.