Canada’s International Development Minister Urges WHO to Approve Medicago Vaccine

Canada’s International Development Minister Urges WHO to Approve Medicago Vaccine
A vial of a plant-derived COVID-19 vaccine candidate, developed by Medicago, is shown in Quebec City on July 13, 2020 as part of the company’s Phase 1 clinical trials in this handout photo.The Canadian Press/HO, Medicago
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International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan says he wants the World Health Organization to greenlight Medicago’s COVID-19 shot so it can be donated and used by the COVAX vaccine-sharing alliance.

But he says Canada’s ability to get more doses out the door to lower-income countries depends mostly on getting reassurance they can and will be used when they are sent.