OTTAWA -- Canada is expecting vaccine shipments to keep rolling in this week as the country inches closer to matching the percentage of people in the United States fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
The federal government expects another 1.4 million doses of the shot from Pfizer-BioNTech to arrive in the next seven days.
It also plans to distribute the 1.5 million doses from Moderna that came in last Friday.
By the end of the week, Canadian officials expect to have received a total of more than 55 million doses including the latest shipments, though those figures may change.
The federal government has promised that it would reach 68 million shots delivered by the end of July and says it's still on track to hit that target.
To date, around 42.7 per cent of Canadian residents have received two doses of COVID-19 vaccine, giving them full protection against the virus.
The figures come courtesy of COVID-19 Tracker, a volunteer-run project that relies on data from provincial and territorial governments.
The U.S.'s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data tracker lists 48 per cent of that country's population as being fully immunized.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 12, 2021.
AustinJGray on July 12nd, 2021 at 17:30 UTC »
My Girlfriend and I got our Second Moderna Dose 2 days ago, felt like we got hit by a garbage truck. 10/10 would do again.
vanessa_v_h on July 12nd, 2021 at 16:05 UTC »
The US has really stalled, with almost everyone that wants it already vaccinated. As Canada reaches the demand it will be vaccinated at a much higher rate, it seems.
Brian_Osackpo on July 12nd, 2021 at 14:30 UTC »
I figured i wouldn’t get my first dose until August, and ended up fully vaxed in June. Pretty impressed with how well Canada rebounded from a shaky start