Despite news that Canada won't be getting doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine from India this month, federal officials say they expect Canada's COVID-19 vaccine supply to ramp up in the coming weeks as the first Johnson & Johnson doses arrive and Moderna scales up production. The subsequent shipment of Johnson & Johnson is expected in June; no firm delivery date has been set yet. Canada has received 2,856,580 doses of the Moderna vaccine to date. Watch: Many more vaccine doses coming in next two weeks: Fortin:Many more vaccine doses coming in next two weeks: Fortin 1:36 Maj-Gen. Dany Fortin spoke with reporters on Thursday during the federal COVID vaccine delivery briefing. "We are continuing to work with the Serum Institute on the delivery of its vaccine to Canada," she said.

Source: CBC News April 22, 2021 19:21 UTC