Global News published this video item, entitled “Coronavirus: Canadian officials hold briefing following approval of Pfizer vaccine | FULL” – below is their description.
Canadian government officials held a press conference Wednesday to provide an update on the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, which is expected to arrive in the country in the upcoming days.
This briefing comes after Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine has been officially approved for use in Canada. Health Canada has completed its review of the clinical data submitted by Pfizer, and deemed the hotly awaited vaccine safe for use, the regulator announced in a notice on its website on Wednesday.
Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, head of Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution team, laid out the distribution plan on Tuesday, starting with 14 initial locations across the country, chosen by provinces to receive the Pfizer vaccine.
He said vaccine availability will increase gradually and so vaccination will expand from the most vulnerable to the least vulnerable as more doses arrive.
Canada has a total of 428,675 confirmed cases and 12,867 virus-related deaths as of Wednesday.
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