Pfizer increasing vaccine shipments as Canada appeals to U.S. to help with Moderna
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Workers unload a shipment of the Moderna COVID‑19 vaccine at the FedEx hub at Pearson International Airport in Toronto on Thursday, May 20, 2021. Procurement Minister Anita Anand says Canada is trying to negotiate a deal to start getting doses of Moderna s COVID-19 vaccine from the United States instead of Europe. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
OTTAWA – Procurement Minister Anita Anand is pushing Moderna to start shipping its COVID-19 vaccine doses to Canada from the United States instead of Europe.
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Moderna says 2 million more COVID-19 doses will arrive by the week of June 14
Public Services and Procurement Minister Anita Anand said today that vaccine maker Moderna has confirmed two million more doses will arrive in Canada over the next two weeks, with millions more to follow at the end of June.
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Empty vials of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine lie in a box during a vaccine campaign at the Vaccine Village in Ebersberg near Munich, Germany, Saturday, May 15, 2021.(Matthias Schrader/AP Photo)