Health Canada Reviewing AstraZeneca Vaccine as UK Becomes First Country to Approve Use

A nurse waits for patients at a COVID-19 test clinic in Montreal, on Dec. 11, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

OTTAWA—Health Canada says it needs more information before it can make a decision on a COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by AstraZeneca.

The agency says in a statement this morning it is working with international counterparts like those in the U.K. to share information on vaccines under review.