The Economist (the magazine) Intelligence Unit has released a report that estimates Canada will not see "widespread" vaccination until mid 2022. That is well behind Europe and the US. Puts us on the same timeline as Brazil. Fed govt maintains vaccination will be by Sept 2021.
Here is the report if you wish to see it for yourself eiu.com/n/85-poor-coun…
We asked The Economist how they came up with that number. The author of the report says they are confident Canada will not see 60-70% of the population vaccinated until "early 2022" based on "recent delays in production of shots" as well as Cda's vast territory.
"Every government around the world has promised its population that they would get access to coronavirus vaccines soon. However, our index shows that this is not a realistic pledge."
"Based on a host of indicators, including supply deals, production constraints, vaccine hesitancy, the size of the population, and the availability of healthcare workers, we believe that the immunisation of 60-70% of the Canadian population will be completed in early 2022."
"In Canada's case, the country's vast territory represents a specific hurdle, as remote regions may be hard to reach. In addition, we expect that recent delays in the production of shots for most Western pharmaceutical companies will represent a constraint for the rollout..."
Full last sentence for clarity from The Economist "In addition, we expect that recent delays in the production of shots for most Western pharmaceutical companies will represent a constraint for the rollout of the vaccines in developed countries, including Canada."

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The govt will only buy a plane being flown now by a NATO ally.
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