Health Canada to Make Decision on Pfizer Vaccine Approval Soon, Feds Say

A person walks past a COVID-19 assessment centre during the COVID-19 pandemic in Scarborough, Ont., on Dec. 2, 2020. The Canadian Press/Nathan Denette

Canada is drawing closer to making a decision on a leading COVID-19 vaccine candidate, Health Minister Patty Hajdu said Wednesday as the federal government continued to face pressure to deliver on doses amid mounting cases and deaths.

In a series of Twitter messages, Hajdu described the United Kingdom’s decision to authorize the vaccine made by Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech as “encouraging.”