Over 17,300,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses procured by the federal government have expired, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC).
The figure was revealed in response to an Inquiry of Ministry by Conservative MP Kelly Block on April 25, in which she asked how many COVID-19 vaccine doses procured by the federal government had been lost, stolen, expired, or had broken down.
According to the information supplied by PHAC, a total of 11,023,365 Moderna doses, 6,301,270 Novaxax, 28,652 Pfizer, and 3,900 AstraZeneca doses expired before they could be used.
An additional 13,626,000 doses of AstraZeneca’s viral vector vaccine—which were to be donated to other countries through GAVI-COVAX—expired offshore while in the manufacturer’s possession, awaiting the confirmation of a recipient country….