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The federal government says upgrades are necessary to Canada’s vaccine-tracking technology because of the “complex and fragile nature” of the COVID-19 vaccine, but it can’t explain why it started looking for a solution just weeks ago.
The first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine arrived in Canada on Monday. But the Public Health Agency of Canada, in a letter to industry, says there are still “mission critical” upgrades needed to their existing computer systems to manage the largest inoculation campaign in Canadian history.
Those systems will be crucial to tracking vaccine supply chains, from the manufacturer to injection. They are also needed to monitor storage and shelf life to avoid wasted doses, to track adverse reactions and to monitor progress in building immunity to the virus.