Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer-BioNTech has agreed to move up delivery of five million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine to Canada from late summer to June, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Tuesday. With the approval of the AstraZeneca vaccine in Canada, there's now a delivery schedule for when doses are expected to arrive. It was announced that the federal government secured 2 million doses of the vaccine from Verity Pharamceuticals Canada Inc./Serum Institute of India in collaboration with AstraZeneca Canada. Today, the Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Public Services and Procurement, announced that Canada has negotiated an accelerated delivery schedule for Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine, and will receive all 40 million of its secured doses from Pfizer-BioNTech by the end of September. The influx of new shots comes as the federal government looks for vaccine-makers to finalize delivery of a total of eight million doses by March 31 Canada … Officials couldn’t provide an updated timeline on Thursday, beyond saying that the setback at the Emergent BioSolutions facility wouldn’t affect deliveries to Canada. Canada has secured the world's largest number of potential Covid vaccine doses per capita - but it's struggling to get its hands on some of those doses and to get jabs into arms. Guidelines for Large-scale influenza vaccination clinic planning. This is the first time officials have provided dates for when doses of the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine would arrive, which was approved in Canada about three weeks ago. 2015 Dec 16. This article exists as part of the online archive for HuffPost Canada, which closed in 2021. Canada has taken delivery of its first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from the global vaccine-sharing initiative known as COVAX. Information for the public, health care professionals and industry on COVID-19 vaccines in Canada including our plan, priority groups, distribution, monitoring safety and related task forces and committees. “Even (Monday), the company told us that Canada should receive the first deliveries by the end of April,” she said, promising to say more about the delivery schedule later. Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, the military commander leading Canada… Nearly 1.2 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine … Canada is expected to receive the largest number of COVID-19 vaccine doses this week as vaccine deliveries switch into high gear. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Public Health Agency of Canada. ... TORONTO — Ontario announced the COVID-19 vaccination schedule for adults aged 60 and older Wednesday. Guidance for influenza vaccine delivery in the presence of COVID-19.