Dr. Tam says there are 14 cases of the UK variant in Canada right now #cdnpoli 
Maj-Gen Fortin says Moderna arrives every 3 weeks, with the next delivery in Feb being for 171k doses.
For Pfizer, we can expect 366k doses per week in Feb. They’re not sure how many in March but they’re sticking to their number of 6 m Moderna + Pfizer by the end of March
For Pfizer, we can expect 366k doses per week in Feb. They’re not sure how many in March but they’re sticking to their number of 6 m Moderna + Pfizer by the end of March
Maj-Gen Fortin says the provinces will be able to significantly ramp up vaccine delivery in the coming weeks #cdnpoli
Procurement Minister Anita Anand says the goal of getting all Canadians who want a vaccine one in Sept, is based on the approval of more vaccines but she says “in large part” the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines will make up the bulk of those vaccines #cdnpoli
On future vaccine approvals, Dr Sharma from Health Canada says reviews are progressing well but there is no timeline. Key clinical info is coming at the end of Jan or start of Feb for J&J. For AstraZeneca, still some clinical questions that they have for the company #cdnpoli
Procurement Minister Anita Anand pretty passionate pushed back on the idea that provinces are running out of vaccines.
She says the provinces have known for a long time what the delivery schedule is going to be and they hit those targets #cdnpoli
She says the provinces have known for a long time what the delivery schedule is going to be and they hit those targets #cdnpoli
Anand and Fortin won’t come out and say the provinces are overbooking vaccine appointments but they just keep repeating that the provinces know how many vaccines they’re getting and that they’re meeting their vaccine targets #cdnpoli
Dr Sharma says that Pfizer and Moderna “are two dose vaccines and you should get the second dose.” She adds that while the Pfizer efficacy is 52% after one shot, the data from that is relatively limited from the clinical studies #cdnpoli
Anand wouldn’t say how much were paying per dose for Pfizer but she says getting doses in Dec involved paying “paying fair value for those vaccines” and that in negotiations with all vaccine companies, the government did put price on the table to secure doses #cdnpoli
Dr. Tam says that Canada tests 5% of all positive swabs to determine what Coronavirus variant it is, which according to Tam is better than more countries. She added that they’re looking to increase the number of swabs that get tested #cdnpoli
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