The same FDA committee met in early December to review Pfizer's vaccine and, a day later, the EUA was issued. Health Canada could make the same decision in a matter of days. WATCH: Anand provides an update on Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccineAnand provides update on Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine Politics News Video 4:56 The CBC's Tom Parry asks Procurement Minister Anita Anand how many doses of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine Canada will receive after it's approved by Health Canada. 4:56Canada has ordered 10 million doses from Johnson & Johnson with options for up to 28 million more, if necessary. Unlike those two shots, which are based on mRNA technlogy, the Johnson & Johnson product uses a more conventional viral vector load vaccine technology.

Source: CBC News February 23, 2021 19:30 UTC