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Pfizer's vaccines could arrive in Canada as soon as next Monday, and Canadians could receive the jab as soon as Wednesday, health authorities say

and Canadians could begin to receive Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine as early as next week, Canadian authorities said on Wednesday.

"We're undertaking a mobilization effort of massive proportions," said Fortin. "Never in modern memory have we seen such an unprecedented level of collaboration and cooperation.", all eyes have turned to the next phase: distribution. Canada should receive up to 249,000 doses of Pfizer's vaccine by the end of December, health officials said, and the country is conducting a "dry run" to prepare for the challenges of shipping the vaccine.

Ideally, no vaccines would be lost during the shipping process, said Dr. Supriya Sharma, Canada's chief medical advisor. But "in general, you plan for about 5% spoilage overall," she said.How the pharma giant Pfizer teamed up with a little-known biotech to develop an effective coronavirus vaccine in record time

 

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American's won't because Trump didn't order enough vaccines.

When persons with allergies may know from Pfizer which specific allergy causes reaction to its Covid19 vaccine? They waited a long time for the vaccine and know 2 cases of anaphylactic reaction caused Pfizer to recommend that allergic persons avoid vaccination

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