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Canada approves AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 shot, 500,000 doses … – Thomson Reuters Foundation
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/CANADA-VACCINE (UPDATE 5, PIX):UPDATE 5-Canada approves AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 shot, 500,000 doses to arrive next week
(Adds comments from Verity CEO on arrival of doses in Canada)
By Julie Gordon and Allison Martell
OTTAWA, Feb 26 (Reuters) – Canada on Friday approved AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, including the version produced by the Serum Institute of India, and 500,000 doses are due to arrive next week.
The vaccine is the third to be approved by Health Canada following the December approval of vaccines developed by Pfizer Inc with BioNTech SE and Moderna Inc.
“With Pfizer, Moderna, and now AstraZeneca, Canada…
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