That means Pfizer would send fewer vials to fulfil the same total order of 4 million doses; the government data shows a shortfall because it is still counting five doses per vial. As recently as Jan. 8, the federal government expected to receive around 1.4 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine during the month of February. “The final decision on the label update will reside with Health Canada based on their review. Health Canada has approved vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna. The federal government has ordered 80 million doses of them, and continues to promise that enough will arrive to vaccinate all Canadians before the end of September.

Source: thestar January 28, 2021 22:40 UTC