Published 3 years ago

Moderna chairman says Canada near front of line for 20M vaccine doses

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The chairman of American vaccine maker Moderna says Canada is near the front of the line to receive 20 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine it pre-ordered.Noubar Afeyan offered that assessment today in an interview with CBC’s Rosemary Barton Live.Afeyan’s remarks come as the Trudeau government has come under fire this past week for its ability to deliver a timely vaccine to Canadians.

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Yahoo News

Explainer: How will Canada's COVID-19 vaccine program work?

Canada has ordered more COVID-19 vaccine doses per capita than any other country - at least 194 million and up to 414 million doses for its population of 38 million. With limited manufacturing capacity, six of the vaccines the country has ordered will have to be imported and the first are unlikely to arrive before early 2021, while a candidate from Quebec's Medicago is likely at least six months from approval. WHICH VACCINES COULD BE AVAILABLE…

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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Reuters

BRIEF-Moderna Announces Amendment To Current Supply Agreement With UK Govt For An Additional 2 Mln Doses Of mRNA Vaccine Against COVID

* MODERNA ANNOUNCES AMENDMENT TO CURRENT SUPPLY AGREEMENT WITH UNITED KINGDOM GOVERNMENT FOR AN ADDITIONAL 2 MILLION DOSES OF MRNA VACCINE AGAINST COVID-19 (MRNA

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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CBC News

Canada 'not at the back of the line' for COVID-19 vaccine, Moderna chairman says

The head of a U.S. biotechnology company that is developing one of the most promising COVID-19 vaccine candidates says Canada is not far behind other countries when it comes to receiving doses of its vaccine.

3 years ago·Canada

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Winnipeg Free Press

Moderna vaccine boss says Canada near head of line

OTTAWA - The chairman of American vaccine maker Moderna says Canada is near the front of the line to receive 20 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine it pre-ordered. Noubar Afeyan offered that assessment today in an interview with CBC's Rosemary Barton Live.

3 years ago·Winnipeg, Canada

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