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4 reasons why Canada should not draw down vaccines from COVAX: the global vaccine-sharing program that supplies vaccines to poor countries that otherwise wouldn't have access.
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Canada should not draw down vaccines from COVAX because:

It hurts Canadians - health experts say unless vaccines are shared fairly, it could be years before #COVID19 is under control globally. The faster the world is vaccinated, the safer Canadians are.
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Canada should not draw down vaccines from COVAX because:

It will risk new variants – health experts say that the longer #COVID19 circulates globally, the more time it has to mutate into new variants resistant to existing vaccines. That would leave Canada back where we started.
Canada should not draw down vaccines from COVAX because:

It hurts our economy – Canada is a trading nation. The longer #COVID19 circulates internationally, the longer it will delay our trading partners' recoveries and return to the global economy.
#cndpoli
Canada should not draw down vaccines from COVAX because:

It's not right: many poor countries depend 100% on the COVAX supply. Rich countries have reserved most of the 2021 vaccines, so COVAX says it would help if they don't take doses from its supply-even if they're entitled to.
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