Canada, which has pre-purchased nearly 300 million doses from a handful of vaccine candidates, could be headed in that direction. As many observers have pointed out, once a vaccine is developed, billions of doses will be needed to administer it to everyone in the world. “Rich countries can do both, and rich countries should do both.”So far, Canada has committed 440 million Canadian dollars to COVAX, though half of that sum is for domestic doses. ADADAs part of the international push, and despite — or perhaps because of — the lack of U.S. leadership, Canada should contribute more to the global effort to procure vaccine doses for poorer countries. This effort must therefore include not only vaccine doses, but also the means by which to distribute and administer them wherever they are needed, for as long as they are needed.

Source: Washington Post October 15, 2020 19:14 UTC