Health Canada has ordered 64 million syringes, and deliveries began last week. Procurement Minister Anita Anand says deliveries will continue through May.
Canada officially designates far-right group Proud Boys as terrorist organization
by Lucas Casaletto
Last Updated Feb 3, 2021 at 4:38 pm EDT
FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2020 photo, a protester carries a Proud Boys banner, symbol of a right-wing group, while other members start to unfurl a large U.S. flag in front of the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Ore. President Donald Trump didn t condemn white supremacist groups and their role in violence in some American cities this summer. Instead, he said the violence is a “left-wing problem and he told one far-right extremist group to “stand back and stand by.” His comments Tuesday night were in response to debate moderator Chris Wallace asking if he would condemn white supremacists and militia groups. Trump s exchange with Democrat Joe Biden left the extremist group Proud Boys celebrating what some of its members saw as tacit approval. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky, File)
Trudeau announces 2 companies are on track to produce COVID-19 vaccines in Canada
by Michael Ranger, News Staff
Posted Feb 2, 2021 4:00 am EDT
Last Updated Feb 2, 2021 at 3:50 pm EDT
Summary
Novavax s vaccine is likely at least two months away from being approved in Canada
Canada has a deal to buy 52 million doses from Novavax after it is approved by Health Canada
All doses from the approved vaccines being produced by Pfizer and Moderna are being made in Europe
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a deal with Novavax to produce doses of its new COVID-19 vaccine at a new National Research Council biomanufacturing facility in Montreal.