Finally, the Canadian government has approved the AstraZeneca vaccine for emergency use. However, critics have slammed the government for its slow response to vaccines.
Canada approves Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for use
Canadian health regulator has finally approved the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine and other variants by the Serum Institute of India to accelerate getting rid of the virus in the country. The vaccines were approved under a fresh Canadian order system that provides for quick approval which mimics the one used by the American FDA.
The Canadian government has asked to be supplied with more than 25 million doses of this vaccine by AstraZeneca and will likely receive 2 million doses via the COVAX initiative before June. Canadian regulators say the vaccine is for all adults and the potency saw in adults aged 60 and above was very assuring.
They carried out successful trials in Germany using mainly adults below 60.'' Generally, there are no cogent health concerns and the jabs...
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