Canada Will Have Enough COVID-19 Vaccines For Everyone By The End Of September – Justin Trudeau
Segun Akanni, Toronto, Canada 
Canada will get enough COVID-19 vaccine doses to immunize all Canadians by September, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed Tuesday, as Ottawa and the provinces point fingers at each other over issues with vaccine rollout.
“We are on track to having every Canadian who wants a vaccine receive one by September,” Trudeau told reporters Tuesday, announcing that Canada has reached an agreement to receive an additional 20 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
Two vaccines have so far been approved for use in Canada, from manufacturers Pfizer and Moderna. Both require two doses per person.
The government’s agreements with the two companies mean that the country will be receiving 70 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines by the end of September, enough for every Canadian adult who wants a vaccine.
The news comes as some of the larger provinces have been urging Ottawa to get vaccines to them faster.
Federal Public Services and Procurement Minister Anita Anand said in Ottawa Tuesday that vaccine manufacturers have expressed concern that the provinces are not using the vaccines that they do have as soon as possible.
“They’re…concerned when they see that vaccines are not being utilized, vaccines that have been delivered are in freezers,”Anand said.
She said she’s also heard concerns from the manufacturers regarding some provinces’ plans to not follow the two-dose schedule as specified by the companies and approved by Health Canada.
