Canada Joins The U.K. In Approving Covid Vaccine Will Get 249 000 Doses
Health Canada announced the approval after a two-month review of Pfizer’s clinical trial data. “The data provided supports favourably the efficacy of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine as well as its safety,” the federal department wrote in its report. In a statement, Health Canada said, “Canadians can feel confident that the review process was rigorous and that we have strong monitoring systems in place. Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada will closely monitor the safety of the vaccine once it is on the market and will not hesitate to take action if any safety concerns are identified....