Canada Has Now Secured More Than 100 Million Doses Of Possible COVID-19 Vaccines

Lots of deals have been signed to get doses.
COVID-19 Vaccine: Canada Has Now Secured More Than 100 Million Doses
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This is huge! For a possible COVID-19 vaccine, Canada has now secured more than 100 million guaranteed doses.

Canada has signed yet another deal to get even more doses of a possible vaccine for the virus.

"When a vaccine is ready, Canada will be ready also," said Anita Anand, Minister of Public Services and Procurement.

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154, 000, 000

doses of possible COVID-19 vaccines secured by Canada

With the new deal signed by the federal government, the total number of guaranteed doses of possible vaccines has reached a minimum of 154 million.

That's about four times the country's population.

The minister said this number could go up to 262 million doses of potential vaccines.

"When a vaccine is ready, we will be ready to offer it to Canadians in every corner of this country," Anand said.

Via Anita Anand

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    Lisa Belmonte (she/her) is a Senior Writer with Narcity Media. After graduating with a Bachelor of Journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University), she joined the Narcity team. Lisa covers news and notices from across the country from a Canada-wide perspective. Her early coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic earned Narcity its first-ever national journalism award nomination.

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