Feds Spent an Estimated $10.6B on COVID Vaccines; Destroyed 74M Doses Worth $2.1B

Jars containing empty COVID-19 vaccine vials are shown as a pharmacist works behind the counter at a pharmacy in Toronto on April 6, 2022. The Canadian Press/Nathan Denette

The federal government has destroyed almost a third of all COVID-19 vaccine doses that entered its inventory, after spending an estimated total of $10.6 billion on vaccine purchases.

Information tabled by the government in an Inquiry of Ministry on April 8 provides a breakdown of every dose purchased, donated, and destroyed, listed by manufacturers and product types.