vaccine procurement program and by week’s end hopes to announce how much money it will pledge to the cause.Procurement Minister Anita Anand is set to announce further deals with vaccine developers Tuesday as the federal government seeks to make sure Canadians have access to a COVID-19 vaccine as soon as one is approved for use here.
Canada signs deal with VBI Vaccines to develop coronavirus candidate by 2022 Canada is also joining the COVAX Facility, a vaccine sharing program connected to international organizations including the World Health Organization and the Vaccine Alliance of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]COVAX links wealthy, low and middle-income.