Moderna has not violated its contractual obligations with Canada, Procurement Minister Anita Anand says, despite continued setbacks over promised COVID-19 vaccine deliveries to this country. The minister's comments come as a shipment of 1.2 million Moderna doses bound for Canada this month has been scaled back and delayed. Public Services and Procurement Minister Anita Anand says Moderna hasn't contravened its COVID-19 vaccine contract with Canada, even though deliveries of the company's mRNA vaccine continue to experience delays. FedEx workers in Toronto offload a plane carrying Moderna vaccine doses originating from Europe in March 2021. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press)The country is not paying a premium for the accelerated deliveries, Anand said.

Source: CBC News April 18, 2021 14:00 UTC