The first doses of the vaccine, which are still in clinical trials, in Canada are expected early next year.
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Health officials said this week that three million Canadians, or 8% of the country’s population, will receive the vaccine in the first three months of the year.
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“If all goes well, most Canadians will be vaccinated by next September,” Trudo said.
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The logistics and distribution of vaccines will be coordinated by Major General Denny Fortin, Chief of Staff for the Joint Operations Command of Canada.
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Vaccines will be distributed by the Canadian Public Health Agency and the Army will assist with planning.
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The government has signed contracts with several pharmaceutical companies for more than 400 million doses of vaccines for the country’s 38 million people.
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There are currently 60,000 active cases of Covid-19 in Canada.
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In total, more than 350,000 people have been infected with the coronavirus in the country, and almost 12,000 have died.
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