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Pfizer Canada head says governments, not NHL, top priority for coronavirus vaccines
Pfizer Canada says the company is focusing on selling the highly coveted and limited doses of its coronavirus vaccine to governments, not private corporations — including the NHL.And he suggests he won’t be skipping any queues to get the shot himself.In an interview with The West Block‘s Mercedes Stephenson, Pfizer Canada CEO Cole Pinnow said while the pharmaceutical giant “appreciates the interest” in its novel mRNA vaccine, it wants to make sure doses are distributed as equitably as possible, and believes governments are best-placed to do that.“If private organizations, companies or someone like the NFL or the NHL approached you to buy vaccines, would you sell to them?” Stephenson asked.“Right now, we are fully committed and built our