(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) Canada receives the first batch of new coronavirus vaccines and the cumulative number of cases exceeds 460,000
China News ServiceToronto, December 13 (Reporter Yu Ruidong) The first batch of new coronavirus vaccines ordered by Canada arrived in the country on the evening of December 13. The cumulative number of reported cases in Canada exceeded 460,000 on this day.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on his social network account that the first batch of new coronavirus vaccines jointly developed by Pfizer and BioNTech have arrived in Canada. He also distributed a picture of a cargo plane carrying vaccines parked at the airport waiting for unloading under the watchful eyes of Canadian border officers.
Canadian television media footage showed that the plane landed at an airport in Montreal, Quebec.
Trudeau said that this is good news, but the battle against the epidemic is not over. Now we must be more vigilant than ever. It is still necessary to keep wearing masks, wash hands frequently, avoid gatherings, and use the official mobile phone epidemic warning application launched by Canada.
Major General Dany Fortin, the head of the National Action Center responsible for vaccine distribution, told the media that the delivery work is proceeding as planned. The vaccines will be delivered to Canada by air and land within the next two days, and then will be sent to all provinces.
Many provinces in Canada have indicated that they are ready for vaccination. Ontario said it will start vaccination work in Toronto and Ottawa on the 15th. In Toronto, long-term care facility staff are expected to be among the first to be vaccinated. Quebec, which accounts for 35.6% of the country’s cumulative number of cases, said that vaccination can be started at two long-term care institutions as early as the 14th.
Canadian Chief Public Health Officer Tan Yongshi stated in a statement on the 13th that in the initial stage, the supply of vaccines will be limited. The Canadian government has prepared a phased promotion plan to prioritize the distribution of vaccines to people who need early vaccination.
The Canadian government announced on December 9 that the new crown vaccine developed by Pfizer and Biotech has been approved. Canadian officials have pre-ordered up to 76 million doses of this vaccine. Trudeau said recently that 249,000 doses of early arrival will arrive in Canada in batches. Canadian officials expect to receive 6 million doses of vaccine by the end of March 2021. The country has so far pre-purchased approximately 414 million doses of the new crown vaccine from many pharmaceutical companies around the world.
Currently, three vaccines from AstraZeneca, Modena and Johnson & Johnson are waiting for official approval.
As of the evening of December 13, a total of 460,743 cases have been reported in Canada, with 5891 new cases in a single day; 373,253 cases recovered and 13,431 deaths. (Finish)
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