Canada Authorizes Use Of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine

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A nurse in the U.K. prepares to administer Covid-19 vaccinations earlier this month. Canadian health officials on Wednesday authorized the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.





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It’s important to note that in Canada, as in the U.K. — and likely soon in the U.S. — regulators are only authorizing provisional use in response to the pandemic. A formal approval requires more comprehensive data and regulatory review.

As for Canada, the country’s prime minister, Justin Trudeau, has said that he expects 249,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to be on hand by the end of the year. Other vaccines, such as one produced by Moderna, are also under review by Canadian health authorities, who said at a news conference Wednesday that they expect to issue further decisions on those soon.

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