Public Health Agency Drops Contract to Collect Online Data on Vaccine Hesitant

Public Health Agency Drops Contract to Collect Online Data on Vaccine Hesitant
People walk past a vaccine clinic during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mississauga, Ont., on April 13, 2022. The Canadian Press/Nathan Denette
Noé Chartier
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A plan by the Public Health Agency of Canada to hire a social media intelligence company to collect data on individuals who are vaccine hesitant has been shelved.

The agency had posted an Advance Contract Award Notice on the government’s tender notices portal in December, indicating that U.K.-based firm Pulsar Platform would be awarded the contract if no other suitable bid was made.

Noé Chartier
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Noé Chartier is a senior reporter with the Canadian edition of The Epoch Times. Twitter: @NChartierET
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