OTTAWA—Canada’s sluggish COVID-19 vaccination efforts are expected to get a big boost starting this week as the federal government prepares for a ramp up in the delivery of shots from Pfizer-BioNTech following a month-long lull. The Public Health Agency of Canada has stated on its website that it expects more than 335,000 doses of the…
Feds Expect Pfizer to Start Ramping up Vaccine Deliveries to Canada This Week
UK Remains ‘Very Confident’ in COVID-19 Vaccines: Boris Johnson
The British government remains “very confident” about the efficacy of all the COVID-19 vaccines in use in the UK, despite new research showing they are less effective against the South African variant of the CCP virus, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday. “We’re very confident in all the vaccines that we’re using, and I…
Pfizer Forecasts Roughly $15 Billion in Revenue for 2021 From COVID-19 Vaccine
Pfizer Inc. said they expect total revenue in sales of CCP virus vaccines in 2021 to generate roughly $15 billion.
Questions Remain Over Canada’s Vaccination Drive Amid Delays and Fresh Applications
February 1, 2021
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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. The federal government, which is overseeing the nationwide effort, has been facing strong criticism as it struggles to ensure there are enough immunization doses to go around. The two…
Vaccine Still Effective Against UK and African Strains, Pfizer Says
Pfizer announced small variations in the original COVID-19 virus and mutant strains are unlikely to lower their vaccines’ effectiveness. The news comes after suggestions that the pharmaceutical giant’s supply would not be fully effective in battling the new virus variants that recently emerged from the UK and South Africa. “The small differences in viral neutralisation observed…
B.C. to Stretch Second Doses of COVID 19 Vaccine to Day 42 Amid Production Delay
VICTORIA—British Columbia is extending the interval between the two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, the province’s top doctor said Monday. Dr. Bonnie Henry told a news briefing that further delays in the production and delivery of the vaccine over the next two weeks prompted health officials to extend the time period between the shots…
Quebec Vaccination Plans Unchanged Despite Israeli Report on Pfizer Vaccine Efficacy
Quebec will continue to administer COVID-19 vaccine doses, despite calls for a change in plans following an Israeli report showing the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine having lower than expected efficacy. “The game plan remains the same, despite new info from Pfizer. Goal has 225k as of February 8. The principle remains: we vaccinate the most people as…
No Pfizer BioNTech Vaccine Doses to Be Shipped to Canada Next Week: Fortin
OTTAWA—Canada is not going to get any vaccine doses from Pfizer-BioNTech next week and the federal government says it still can’t tell provinces exactly how many doses to expect over the next month. The U.S. drugmaker is cutting back production at its European production facility in Belgium to upgrade capacity and increase the total doses…
COVID 19: Provinces Work on Revised Plans as Pfizer BioNTech Shipments to Slow Down
Quebec and Ontario, the two provinces hit hardest by the COVID−19 pandemic, say a decision by drugmaker Pfizer−BioNTech to slow vaccine shipments in the coming weeks will mean changes to their respective game plans. Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health David Williams said the company’s decision to delay international vaccine shipments to upgrade production facilities…
Pfizer-BioNTech Cutting Back Vaccine Deliveries to Canada Due to Production Issues
OTTAWA—Procurement Minister Anita Anand says production issues in Europe will temporarily reduce Pfizer-BioNTech’s ability to deliver vaccines to Canada. Anand says the U.S. drug-maker is temporarily reducing deliveries because of issues with its European production lines. She adds that while the company says it will still be able to deliver four million doses by the…
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