Over 90 million COVID-19 vaccines are making their way to Canada, federal records show.
“Under Canada’s advance purchase agreements there are currently 90.8 million remaining doses to be delivered in 2023 and 2024,” said a Department of Public Works report to the Commons public accounts committee (PACP), as first reported by Blacklock’s Reporter.
Prices were not disclosed, according to the media outlet. The Office of the Auditor General of Canada (OAG) estimated in a report last December that the average cost of one dose was approximately $30—meaning it will cost the country about $2.72 billion when the remaining doses eventually arrive.
“Agreements provide flexibility to procure the latest formulations and presentations of Covid-19 vaccines such as those to protect against mutations or variants of concern and vaccines developed for younger populations,” said the report, titled “Responses to Questions Taken On Notice.”…