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Government is putting the finishing touches on an agreement that will see the US send 1.5 million doses of vaccine to Canada: PM Trudeau
BY , Mar 19, 2021 7:26 PM - REPORT AN ERROR
People are shown arriving at a COVID-19 vaccination site in Montreal, Sunday, March 14, 2021, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada and around the world. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
PM Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government is putting the finishing touches on an agreement that will see the US send 1.5 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to Canada.
The White House has confirmed the U-S will "loan" COVID-19 vaccine doses to Canada and Mexico.
Counselor to the President and Coronavirus Response Coordinator Jeffrey Zients says the vaccines will be the ones developed by AstraZeneca, which has not been approved for use in the US.
Procurement Minister Anita Anand says the doses are expected to arrive by the end of the month.
Trudeau also announced the Canadian Armed Forces is being deployed to as many as 23 First Nations in northern Manitoba.
The troops will help with COVID-19 vaccinations in communities that are harder to reach.
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