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December 6, 2020 – 20:14
Pfizer COVID-19 injections could be shipped within 24 hours of Canadian approval
The shipment of COVID-19 vaccines in Canada could begin within 24 hours after Canadian health authorities approve the injections, a senior official from the pharmaceutical company BioNTech told CBC on Sunday, comparing it to the schedule achieved in Britain. .
A vaccine developed jointly by Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech is expected to be the first to gain approval in Canada, although the country has signed supply agreements with seven manufacturers.
Since Britain approved Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine last week, taking first position in the global race to start the most crucial mass inoculation program in history, attention has focused on how quickly other countries could move and when vaccines would be available to the public. .
“If I used the UK as an example, we got approval at 1am in the morning, approved the launch of the vaccine and shipped it within 24 hours,” Sean Marett, BioNTech’s Chief Commercial Officer and Chief Commercial Officer told Canadian Broadcasting Corp (CBC).
-REUTERS
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