Moderna vaccine: the first doses arrived in Canada

The first doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine have arrived in Canada. They are part of the 168,000 doses that we will receive by the end of the month and the 40 million doses that we have reserved from Moderna in total. pic.twitter.com/JOAPSGpZIT

– Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) December 24, 2020

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In addition, the Prime Minister took the opportunity to reiterate the importance of not “letting our guard down”.

“The vaccine will be useless if you get sick today,” he pleaded. Wear the mask, wash your hands, avoid gatherings and use [l’application] #AlerteCOVID. “

Recall that Health Canada approved a second vaccine against COVID-19 on Wednesday, which will allow the country to receive 1.2 million doses in total by the end of January.

This second vaccine is easier to transport, store and handle than that of Pfizer since it can be stored for 30 days at temperatures between 2 and 8 ° C.

It should be noted that the two vaccines must be administered in two doses. Those of Pfizer, must be spaced 21 days and those of Moderna, 28 days.

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