Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a tentative deal to produce COVID-19 vaccines in Canada. Trudeau said, "This is a major step forward to ge.
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The federal government has announced an agreement with U.S. vaccine maker Novavax, Inc. to manufacture its COVID-19 vaccine candidate in Canada, but production will only start months after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s stated deadline to procure enough vaccines for all Canadians.
Amid a series of cuts to Canada’s supply of Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines, Mr. Trudeau on Tuesday announced two deals to make COVID-19 vaccines on Canadian soil. But the earliest vaccine production will start is the end of 2021.