Read on Twitter
This vaccine purchase from the Serum Institute of India is NOT one of the seven deals the Vaccine Task Force and Anita Anand made last year.
It’s last-ditch, desperate, and new.
What clearer proof that Team Trudeau’s plans utterly failed. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/india-covid-vaccine-canada-trudeau-modi-1.5914381
It’s last-ditch, desperate, and new.
What clearer proof that Team Trudeau’s plans utterly failed. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/india-covid-vaccine-canada-trudeau-modi-1.5914381
While the Serum Institute has a good reputation, India is notorious for exporting fake or substandard medicines.
NEVER before that I know of has an Indian vaccine been approved for use in Canada; it's solely desperation that is taking Canadians there.
NEVER before that I know of has an Indian vaccine been approved for use in Canada; it's solely desperation that is taking Canadians there.
I am not impressed. Public health experts (including me) have warned for years if not decades that India's pharma industry has systemic quality problems. Health Canada knows this, and cannot be happy to be rushed into this decision. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4455086/
Don’t get me wrong: in a choice between no vaccine and one made by the Serum Institute, I would take it. But it is utterly wrong to be in this situation, unlike any other wealthy country apparently.
