{"id":78944,"date":"2021-04-30T14:31:52","date_gmt":"2021-04-30T18:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mileniostadium.com\/?p=78944"},"modified":"2021-04-30T14:32:37","modified_gmt":"2021-04-30T18:32:37","slug":"moderna-to-deliver-1-million-more-doses-in-may-as-canada-braces-for-a-massive-surge-in-vaccines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mileniostadium.com\/canada\/moderna-to-deliver-1-million-more-doses-in-may-as-canada-braces-for-a-massive-surge-in-vaccines\/","title":{"rendered":"Moderna to deliver 1 million more doses in May as Canada braces for a ‘massive’ surge in vaccines"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, vice-president of logistics and operations at the Public Health Agency of Canada, participates in a news conference on the COVID-19 pandemic in Ottawa, on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. Fortin said he is expecting a ‘massive increase’ in COVID-19 shots in the coming weeks. (Justin Tang\/Canadian Press)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, the military commander leading vaccine logistics at the Public Health Agency of Canada, said today that\u00a0Moderna will deliver one million more vaccine doses during the week of May 10.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Toronto turns to Vaccine Hunter volunteers to help fill spots at city-run clinics<\/a><\/p>\n

Deliveries from the Massachusetts-based biotechnology company have been uneven for weeks as it’s grappled with supply chain issues, including delays associated with the “quality assurance” process at plants in Europe.<\/p>\n

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Fortin said\u00a0the federal government is working with the company to “better regulate its delivery process” to provide the provinces and territories with greater certainty\u00a0moving forward.<\/p>\n

Moderna delivered 650,000 doses yesterday\u00a0\u2014 half the 1.3 million shots initially expected,\u00a0a cut some provinces have blamed for cancelled appointments.<\/p>\n

But Fortin signalled the period of uneven deliveries is coming to an end as Pfizer and Moderna, Canada’s two largest suppliers, find their footing.<\/p>\n

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People wait in line at a COVID-19 vaccination clinic to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine at Olympic Stadium in Montreal, on Thursday, April 8, 2021. The province is expanding eligibility to all adults over the next two weeks. (Paul Chiasson\/The Canadian Press)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Fortin said the federal government now expects Moderna will come “as close as possible” to the 12.3 million doses it initially promised to deliver for the April-through-June period, despite past cuts.<\/p>\n

Vaccine supplies will ramp up dramatically in the coming months as Pfizer delivers two million shots a week starting in May, and 2.5 million shots per\u00a0week in the month of June \u2014 vaccine stocks that are badly needed\u00a0as the country struggles\u00a0to push back\u00a0a punishing third pandemic\u00a0wave.<\/p>\n

Canada is now expecting 24.2 million doses of the Pfizer product in the second quarter of this year alone.<\/p>\n

The number of shots to be delivered over the next five weeks will equal the total number of shots that have arrived over the past five months.\u00a0That spike in supply is permitting\u00a0provinces to open up vaccine eligibility.<\/p>\n

Ontario and Quebec\u00a0announced Thursday\u00a0that all people over the age of 18 will be able to book appointments by May 24 \u2014 much earlier than originally planned,\u00a0thanks in large part\u00a0to Pfizer boosting\u00a0its deliveries.<\/p>\n

The federal government is expecting\u00a048 to\u00a050 million shots\u00a0will be delivered by Canada Day, more than enough to vaccinate every adult with at least one shot and enough to\u00a0administer millions of second doses.<\/p>\n

“What’s changed is the massive increase in vaccine over the next few weeks,” Fortin said. “Provinces had been planning on a significant increase from June onwards. Now that’s been accelerated.”<\/p>\n

Fortin confirmed that 300,000 doses of the one-shot Johnson & Johnson product arrived Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Because the product arrives frozen and takes a couple days to thaw, the federal government will begin distributing those shots to the provinces early next week, Fortin said. They’re to be distributed on a per-capita basis to the provinces.<\/p>\n

Dr. Howard Njoo, Canada’s deputy chief public health officer, said that while the immunization campaign got off to a slow start in the first three months of 2021, “now we have millions and millions of doses, a new vaccine is coming. This is nothing but good news.<\/p>\n

“The provinces and territories are equally as joyful to hear this good news. I can now encourage my own children to get vaccinated.”<\/p>\n

Njoo said 36 per cent of all\u00a0adults\u00a0in Canada have received at least one dose, with much higher numbers among the elderly and people living in the\u00a0territories.<\/p>\n

‘Too early to celebrate’<\/h2>\n

He said the dramatic decline in COVID-related hospitalizations and deaths among people aged 80 and over is a testament to how effective the vaccines are in the fight against the novel coronavirus. Federal data suggest\u00a0the number of COVID-19 cases among people over 80 has dropped\u00a0from 35 cases per 100,000 in January to less than five now.<\/p>\n

While vaccination rates will increase in the coming weeks, Njoo urged people to continue to follow public health guidelines and restrict in-person contacts until more people are fully vaccinated.<\/p>\n

Fortin said he’s “very proud of this adventure we’re on,” adding thousands of people\u00a0behind the scenes have worked hard to secure a supply of vaccines\u00a0for Canadians.<\/p>\n

“It’s a bit too early to celebrate. There’s still a lot of work to do,” he said.<\/p>\n

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