Deliveries of COVID-19 vaccine doses from two approved vaccine makers — Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna — are back on track following weeks of reduced shipments, officials from the Public Health Agency of Canada said today. Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, the military commander leading Canada's vaccine logistics, said 403,650 doses of the Pfizer vaccine arrived in Canada this week. WATCH | Fortin says increased COVID-19 vaccine supply expected in springFortin says increased COVID-19 vaccine supply expected in spring Politics News Video 1:48 Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin provides details on the increased supply of COVID-19 vaccines expected to arrive in Canada this spring. Part of that increase is due to Health Canada acknowledging that each vial of the Pfizer vaccine carries six doses, not five. The doctors suggest that with vaccine doses in scarce supply, more of the most vulnerable could be protected by delaying second doses for now.

Source: CBC News February 18, 2021 15:48 UTC