coronavirus, many are striking advance deals with biopharmaceutical giants.But Canada doesn’t appear to have done the same — at least, not yet.
World’s largest coronavirus vaccine study kicks off in U.S. One expert says Canada could face challenges or a delay in getting its hands on a vaccine if it doesn’t act faster to pre-order doses of promising international vaccine candidates.“We are now in a position where, even if everything goes beautifully, we’re going to get the vaccine months later than the U.S.
and Europe, too,” said Amir Attaran, a law professor at the University of Ottawa who holds a doctorate in immunology.“We don’t really have a major pharmaceutical industry in this country.