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This gives Canadians the green light before the EU and the US, where relevant applications are still being examined. The vaccine has been in use in Britain since Tuesday and is already approved in the state of Bahrain in the Arab Gulf.
The request for emergency approval was received on October 9 and has since been “thoroughly and independently reviewed,” according to Canadian health authorities. The result was that the vaccine met the necessary safety and quality requirements. “Canadians can rest assured that the testing process has been rigorous and that we have a strong monitoring system in place.”
In the North American country of around 38 million inhabitants, around 430,000 people have been infected by the corona virus, and around 13,000 have died after being infected. Recently, the numbers had increased considerably. By the end of 2021, Canada should receive at least 20 and a maximum of 76 million doses of vaccines, announced Pfizer and Biontech.
According to the companies, an extensive series of tests showed 95 percent effectiveness against Covid-19 disease for the Biontech / Pfizer vaccine. Responsible authorities in the EU and the US want to decide on requests for emergency approvals in December.
