Trudeau makes global vaccine pledge but how committed is Canada?

Posted by on June 20, 2021 6:00 am
Tags:
Categories: Global Stories

Promise to donate 100m doses highlights questions about Canada’s seriousness in helping poorer countries vaccinate

Canada has secured enough potential coronavirus vaccines to fully protect every resident nearly seven times over, even as a global shortage has forced poorer nations to wait.

After initial hiccups with its vaccination plan, more than 65% of Canadians have now received at least one dose, edging ahead of early leaders Israel and the UK, and on Friday, Justin Trudeau said 68m doses will have arrived in Canada by the end of July.

Continue reading…

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.