One Of The World’s Top COVID-19 Vaccines Is ‘stuck’ In Customs—Is The Delay Deliberate? | Inventiva
“If
these vaccine trials are successful, we can produce and distribute it
right here at home,” Trudeau said at a press conference. “Research and
development take time and must be done right, but this is encouraging
news.”
these vaccine trials are successful, we can produce and distribute it
right here at home,” Trudeau said at a press conference. “Research and
development take time and must be done right, but this is encouraging
news.”
Nearly three months later, Canada is still waiting for the vaccine to ship.
Health Canada, a government agency that oversees the country’s health policy, told Fortune that
the shipment has “not yet been approved by Chinese customs for shipment
to Canada.” Dalhousie University in Canada, which is partnering with
CanSino Biologics to conduct the trials, told Fortune that its
Canadian Center for Vaccinology is “prepared and ready” to begin the
trials once the supplies arrive, but doesn’t have a timeline as to when
that might be. CanSino did not respond to requests for comment.