Trudeau says Canada expects to receive up to 249,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine by end of 2020

Pfizer’s delivery is contingent on provinces being able to demonstrate they are ready to receive the temperature-sensitive doses, which have to be stored in an ultra-cold freezer for preservation.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he didn't 'want to get people's hopes up' that a vaccine could arrive sooner than initially anticipated.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY BEATRICE PAEZ

December 7, 2020

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is poised to receive up to 249,000 doses of Pfizer’s vaccine candidate by the end of December, a few weeks ahead of its projected schedule, pending regulatory approval. In a briefing w...

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