Justin Trudeau says Canada has been warned of manufacturing problems plaguing the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.The viral vector vaccine developed by J&J’s subsidiary, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, was authorized by Health Canada as safe and effective last week.Canada pre-ordered 10 million doses of the vaccine, which is the first and only one in Canada’s vaccine plan that requires only one dose.
Canada approves Johnson & Johnson’s 1-shot COVID-19 vaccine But Trudeau says Canada still doesn’t have a date for when it should receive the first deliveries.“We have heard in many conversations with Johnson & Johnson that there are challenges around production of the Janssen vaccine, but we will continue to engage with them and we look forward to.