Health Canada Approves AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 Vaccine

Health Canada Approves AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 Vaccine
A health worker holds up a AstraZeneca COVID-19 vial in Rome on Feb. 23, 2020. Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse via AP
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OTTAWA—Health Canada has approved the COVID−19 vaccine from AstraZeneca, the third to be given the green light for national use.

Details of the approval and when Canadians might see doses begin arriving are due at a technical briefing later this morning in Ottawa.