Military embeds with PHAC to set up ‘hub’ to guide distribution of COVID-19 vaccine

Outgoing chief of defence staff, Jonathan Vance, 'has dispatched some of his best planners' to the Public Health Agency of Canada to plan for the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, says defence official Maj. Gen. Trevor Cadieu.

Defence official Maj. Gen. Trevor Cadieu, pictured speaking to the House National Defence Committee on Nov. 16, says the Canadian Armed Forces are working with health officials to set up a 'national operations centre,' but details are still being finalized.Screen capture via ParlVu

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BY PALAK MANGAT

November 16, 2020

Canada’s military is embedding with public health officials in preparation for its role in eventually distributing COVID-19 vaccines, once they have been approved. In a hearing before the House

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