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Canada's Largest-Ever COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery Is Being Delayed By A Storm In Kentucky

There are over 400,000 doses in this shipment.
Canada COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery Is Being Delayed By A Storm In Kentucky
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Canada's COVID-19 vaccine delivery is on route with doses of Pfizer-BioNTech onboard but a massive snowstorm is getting in the way. 

According to CP24 News via The Canadian Press, the vaccine is made in Belgium but this shipment is coming via UPS through Kentucky. 

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403,000 Pfizer vaccine doses in this shipment. 

This shipment will be the biggest batch of COVID-19 vaccines to land in Canada so far. 

However, UPS has shut down operations in Louisville, Kentucky following a dump of over 15 centimetres of snow. 

Health Canada reportedly explained that this delay will push the delivery back at least one day behind schedule, therefore predicting that it will arrive in Canada by Friday, February 19. 

Justin Trudeau recently announced that 4 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine will arrive in Canada by the end of March. 

Between both Pfizer and Moderna, the country is slated to receive 84 million COVID-18 vaccine doses by the end of the summer. 

The prime minister maintains that all Canadians will be able to get vaccinated by the end of September if they choose to do so. 

This article's cover photo is for illustrative purposes only.

Health Canada has a robust website with all the latest information on the vaccine and can answer any questions you may have. Click here for more information.

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