Because of the emergency nature of the pandemic Health Canada is accepting applications for vaccines before the final trial data is ready, allowing the review team to start poring over the documents on an ongoing basis, rather than waiting until everything is finished.
The rolling review allows for much faster approval once the final results from clinical trials are complete. Health Canada is expediting the review of all COVID-19 vaccines, Health Canada spokesman Andre Gagnon said in an email. This is being done through rolling submissions, where data is being reviewed as it becomes available from the manufacturer.
Novavax is the fifth vaccine maker to submit an application for rolling review. AstraZeneca, Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna all submitted in early October, and Johnson and Johnson followed suit at the end of November.
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Slow progress on Flight 752 investigation offers little solace for families
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Iran’s offer to compensate families who lost loved ones a year ago on Ukrainian Airlines Flight 752 does little to ease the pain and suffering. In fact, the offer was summarily dismissed by the Canadian government.
The investigation seems to moving along at a snail’s pace. That, and a lack of transparency, has caused frustration among surviving family members.
The Iranian government, at the end of December, offered families $150,000 in compensation for each family who lost their loved ones.
Ralph Goodale, Canada’s special advisor, rejected the offer, noting Iran can’t simply offer such an amount unilaterally, without due process and negotiations.
TradeMark East Africa (TMEA) and the Government of South Sudan launched a capacity building program that will benefit women entrepreneurs and informal women cross border traders.
The Women in Trade Programme is a 9-month programme and is funded by Global Affairs Canada through regional trade agency TradeMark East Africa. The programme will train women across the borders of Nimule, Kaya and Nadapal and will focus on improving the trading environment for women in trade as well as build business capacity of women traders, SMEs and Cooperatives.
Through the Programme, TradeMark East Africa seeks to increase incomes and improve livelihoods for women traders and women-owned enterprises through capacity building, addressing trade barriers and advocacy for policies that will create an enabling environment for women traders and women-led SMEs. This is part of a larger initiative by TMEA to tackle poverty and reduce inequality through increased trade and competitiveness. The expected end o