Canada to Invest in New Vaccine Production Plant in Toronto

Canada to Invest in New Vaccine Production Plant in Toronto
Minister of Health Patty Hajdu responds to a question during Question Period in the House of Commons in Ottawa, Canada, on Dec. 7, 2020. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press
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The Canadian government announced Wednesday it’s investing to build a new influenza vaccine manufacturing plant in Toronto.

The federal government will invest up to $415 million to support pharmaceutical company Sanofi Pasteur Limited (Sanofi) to build a new vaccine facility in Toronto, which will primarily produce influenza vaccines, as well as have the capacity to fill and finish and inspection of the vaccines.