Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, the military commander leading Canada's COVID-19 vaccine logistics, said today that manufacturers are expected to deliver up to one million doses a week starting in April. The federal government is expecting up to six million doses — enough for three million people to be fully vaccinated using the Pfizer and Moderna two-dose products — by the end of March. The prospect of a million doses a week will be welcome news to provincial leaders who have been demanding more vaccine supply as COVID-19 cases spike. WATCH / Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin on vaccine rollout:'Average more than a million doses a week': Fortin on COVID-19 vaccine rollout starting in April Politics News Video 1:32 Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, vice-president of logistics and operations at the Public Health Agency of Canada, discusses the second, broader phase of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. "The public health experts and authorities are looking at whether the interval can be increased and based on the available data … it is reasonable," he said.

Source: CBC News January 14, 2021 16:40 UTC