Share this Story: Rupa Subramanya: Securing vaccines from COVAX was the one thing the Liberals got rightRupa Subramanya: Securing vaccines from COVAX was the one thing the Liberals got right In the middle of this crisis, it’s every country for itself Photo by Carlos Osorio / ReutersArticle content While the Trudeau government continues to face heat over its botched acquisition of COVID-19 vaccines, it’s facing a bum rap over its recent decision to tap into the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) program. According to critics, the Canadian government is all but stealing vaccine doses meant for the world’s poorest countries. Article content Unlike the U.S. and the EU, Canada has no domestic manufacturing capacity for COVID-19 vaccines at present. It does not therefore have the option of either to sequester vaccine doses for domestic use, as the Americans and Europeans do. Canada must remain vigilant and opportunistic, and score vaccine doses wherever they become available, however it can.

Source: National Post February 10, 2021 10:52 UTC