Health Canada has approved a second COVID-19 vaccine for use in Canada.
Up to 168,000 doses of the drug developed by US biotech firm Moderna are due to arrive in Canada before the end of the month.
Health Canada received Moderna’s submission on October 12, 2020, and after a thorough, independent review of the evidence, it has determined that the Moderna vaccine meets the Department’s stringent safety, efficacy and quality requirements.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said deliveries could begin within 48 hours of approval.
The vaccine approval follows the greenlighting of the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine on December 9th.
