OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau’s pledge to donate 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to developing countries amounts to a lot less than meets the eye, opposition critics charged Monday. The U.K. hosts of the G7 summit calculated Canada’s contribution would allow for the purchase of 87 million vaccine doses for poorer countries. Health Canada said Monday it has not received or reviewed the latest data. Health Canada is also waiting for the submission of significant information about manufacturing, said spokesperson Anna Maddison. Canada has contracted to purchase up to 52 million doses of the Novavax vaccine, which has not yet been authorized by Health Canada for distribution here.

Source: thestar June 15, 2021 00:00 UTC