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Sep 17, 2020, 8 tweets

It’s been compared to the space race. Nations around the world are in fierce competition toward a singular goal: a #COVID19 vaccine.
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In an unprecedented bid to assure the public that the safety of any #COVID19 vaccine won’t be compromised, the heads of no fewer than nine biopharmaceutical companies have banded together to make a public pledge. thestar.com/news/canada/20…

.@alex_n_boyd has in-depth reporting on #TheRoadtoAVaccine. One of the pillars of the global effort to find a COVID-19 vaccine will be human testing. thestar.com/news/canada/20…

As @maywarren11 reported in May, thousands are willing to be injected with a live virus to test a #COVID19 vaccine thestar.com/news/canada/20…

According to the federal government, a #COVID19 vaccine for Canadians is not in the immediate future. It was discussed at the federal Liberal cabinet retreat. thestar.com/politics/feder…

Meanwhile in the U.S., clinical trials are underway. The ongoing trials are moving at a pace that is unprecedented for medical research, with the @realDonaldTrump administration’s vaccine acceleration effort dubbed “Operation Warp Speed.” thestar.com/news/world/us/…

“We have at Health Canada been collecting all of the lessons learned (about COVID-19),” Health Minister Patty Hajdu says. We'll be living with COVID-19 until “we have a blend of therapeutics and vaccines." thestar.com/politics/feder…

Host @rajumudhar talked to @alex_n_boyd about where Canada is on #theroadtoavaccine on today's #ThisMatters podcast: thestar.com/podcasts/thism…

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