Lack of Canadian Vaccine Production Means Others Could Get Inoculations First: PM

Lack of Canadian Vaccine Production Means Others Could Get Inoculations First: PM
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau makes his opening remarks during a news conference outside Rideau cottage in Ottawa, on Nov. 24, 2020. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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OTTAWA—A lack of vaccine-production capabilities in Canada means the United States, Britain, Germany and other countries could have some of their citizens inoculated against COVID-19 before Canadians start to get shots, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday.

“One of the things to remember is Canada no longer has any domestic production capacity for vaccines,” Trudeau said during his regular COVID-19 news conference outside his home in Ottawa.