Canada to receive 6.5 million Covid-19 vaccines by end of March

Canada expects to receive more than 6.5 million Covid-19 vaccines by the end of March, with tens of millions more vaccines arriving between April and June, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday.

Canada has secured access to nearly 400 million doses of vaccines, but manufacturers have been slow to ship the authorized medicine. Just 2.8% of the country's approximately 38 million people have received at least one dose compared to more than 14% of people in the United States. In a press briefing Friday, Trudeau repeated his expectation that every Canadian who wants a vaccine will receive one by September.