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As the clock ticks on AstraZeneca, some in Canada fear a once unthinkable outcome: wasted vaccine
Cheap and easy to transport, the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine was designed to go around the world. In an email, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health said that the province had about 45,000 AstraZeneca doses set to expire either May 31 or June 30. As of last week, there were between 250,000 and 270,000 doses of AstraZeneca in the country, according to then-head of the vaccine rollout, Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin. Given some evidence that AstraZeneca doses are better spaced apart, he said shots would be better spent overseas than as second shots right now. said Tuesday that people who got AstraZeneca will be able to choose their second dose, but Baskalovic said she and her staff haven’t heard anything yet.
Source: thestar May 20, 2021 09:22 UTC
