Canada approves 4th COVID vaccine with Johnson & Johnson clearance
Canada has approved the single-shot Johnson
& Johnson coronavirus vaccine, its fourth in the fight against the
pandemic.
The nation’s health authority made the
disclosure today, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sharing that the
pharmaceutical company will provide 10 million doses by September.
The approval means that Canada is the
first nation to have this many approved vaccines at its disposal, following its
clearance of vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca.
The move will be a boost for Canada which
does not have any vaccines being locally produced, which means it has to rely
on exports from other nations, which has proven difficult in getting its
population of around 38 million inoculated.
It’s not yet clear when the first shipment
of the J&J vaccine, which was proven 85 per cent effective against the most
severe COVID-19 ilnesses, will be delivered.
