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The vaccine, which was 95 percent effective in the most recent clinical trial phase, is given in two doses 21 days apart.
However, British health officials warned on Wednesday that anyone who has suffered from severe allergies in the past should not get the vaccine immediately after two people showed a reaction after receiving the first dose.
US giant Pfizer and its German partner Biontech have described the initial order to Canada for urgent use "A historic moment in our common struggle to combat the COVID-19 epidemic" Y"A big step to return to normal life in Canada".
The two companies will continue to provide data on vaccine use for ongoing evaluation, according to Health Canada.
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The Health Ministry said in a statement that “Canada has achieved a very important achievement in the fight against Corona by approving the first vaccine against Covid-19.”
And the Ministry of Health confirmed in a statement that a review of the vaccine showed that it meets “strict standards of safety, efficacy and quality for use in Canada.”
On Monday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that 249,000 vaccines will be received in December, with the first shipments arriving at 14 sites across Canada starting next week, with vaccination of citizens beginning after a day or two.
Healthcare workers and people most vulnerable to virus infection, including the elderly, will be at the forefront of those who will be vaccinated.
By September 2021, Trudeau said, all Canadians will have received the vaccine.
Britain is the first Western country to authorize the use of the vaccine, and on Tuesday began vaccinating thousands of citizens at the start of the largest global vaccination campaign in more than half a century.
The vaccine, which was 95 percent effective in the most recent clinical trial phase, is given in two doses 21 days apart.
However, British health officials warned on Wednesday that anyone who has suffered from severe allergies in the past should not get the vaccine immediately after two people showed a reaction after receiving the first dose.
US giant Pfizer and its German partner, Biontech, described the initial order to Canada for urgent use, “a historic moment in our joint fight against the Covid-19 epidemic” and a “great step towards a return to normal life in Canada”.
The two companies will continue to provide data on vaccine use for ongoing evaluation, according to Health Canada.
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