MILLIONS MORE SHOTS OF PFIZER VACCINE ON THE WAY AS FOCUS SHIFTS TO SECOND DOSES
Jun 04, 2021
By Bob Komsic
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Large shipments of COVID-19 vaccines will continue to arrive in Canada through the summer.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says more than 2-million doses of Pfizer are expected every week until the end of August.
He adds that works out to 9-million in July, and 9.1-million more in August.
”Given the demand for these vaccines, we’ve also negotiated an option for 3-million more Pfizer doses to be delivered in September,” says Trudeau.
”We’ll keep getting shipments secured until everyone can get their shots. And at the pace we’re going that target is well within reach.”
Trudeau also says 65% of eligible Canadians have now received at least one shot, pointing out that Canada has the highest percentage of citizens who’ve had first doses among G-20 countries.