“This year, all our pre-filled syringe COVID-19 vaccine doses for Canada are on track to be produced entirely within the country, starting at our new mRNA manufacturing facility in Laval, Quebec, and completed at our fill-finish partner in Cambridge, Ontario,” Raos says.
“This end-to-end domestic supply chain enables fast delivery, greater self-reliance, and a more agile response to evolving public health threats.”
Moderna’s latest COVID-19 vaccine is both approved and ‘made in Canada’
https://globalnews.ca/news/11349082/new-covid-19-vaccine-made-in-canada/
28 Comments
Showroom7561@lemmy.ca · 53 pts · 355d
This is wonderful news, and let's not forget that it was the work by Canadian scientist Pieter Cullis that made mRNA vaccines possible.
Considering the American Child Rapist in Chief is going to ban COVID-19 vaccines, we might as well bring them home 🤗
Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca · 49 pts · 355d
Yes please. I'll take one.
Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca · 35 pts · 355d
Canada is about to have a lot of medical tourists.
Warehouse@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 355d
... even from other Canadians.
Revan343@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 355d
How does that work, anyway? Can I just drive into BC or Saskatchewan and get a free COVID shot, or are they only free for residents of the province?
Warehouse@lemmy.ca · 9 pts · 354d
BC apparently has stated that they'll dish out a free covid shot for those ineligible in Alberta. Don't know about Saskatchewan.
GrindingGears@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 354d
Tourism gold. You'll find me and my family sliding over that way this fall some time. Hopefully they launch some hotel deals, might even hitch the dirt bike up and make a weekend of it.
idarknight@lemmy.ca · 21 pts · 355d
Pre filled eh? Don’t tell Smith that in Alberta… she’ll have to come up with another story to explain vaccines waste.
hedge_lord@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 355d
With these new ones I heard that if you scratch the injection site it smells like maple syrup
(sarcasm disclaimer: this is a joke (but I wish it wasn't!))
quick_snail@feddit.nl · 4 pts · 355d
That's a great way to test if people have been vaccinated or not
lost_faith@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 355d
Mind over matter😝 believe it and it will manifest, if only to you
otter@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 354d
Scratch and sniff style bandaids could be cool, just maybe without the scratching part in case that affects the healing process
AlecSadler@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 18 pts · 355d
Since they're being banned here in the US, can I go to Canada, get a vaccine, and come back?
Or do they only allow them for citizens?
Cheems@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 355d
No joke, if you can. Don't say you got it or that you're getting it. I wish I was being hyperbolic, but I could definitely see them denying people entry that got it. I wish I was joking.
Revan343@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 355d
Oh they wouldn't deny entry to an American who got the shot. If they were going to do anything, it would be much worse than stranding you in Canada
GaMEChld@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 355d
They are harassing people just for having memes on phones.
Revan343@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 354d
Yes, and if you are an American returning to the US from Canada, and they decide to harass you over your memes or your covid shot, don't expect to be turned away and sent back to Canada.
GaMEChld@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 353d
More worried about getting disappeared via ICE.
Revan343@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 353d
That was what I was alluding to in my original comment, yes
GaMEChld@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 352d
Sorry, missed that line! Yeah my gf's father lives in CA and we're not comfortable crossing the border while Trump is in office.
otter@lemmy.ca · 11 pts · 355d
I imagine it might be free for citizens and similar groups, and at some cost for international visitors.You're best bet is to contact the health authority of the province you'd be looking to get it inhttps://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/managing-your-health/immunizations/covid-19-immunization
edit:
Whether or not it's free for residents might also depend on the province, for example:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/free-covid-vaccines-bc-albertans-1.7615154
Which makes sense, it helps us here in BC if others are vaccinated since it limits the spread of the disease overall.
Bebopalouie@lemmy.ca · 15 pts · 355d
I read that it has protection against some or all of the new strains.
panda_abyss@lemmy.ca · 9 pts · 355d
Fuck yeah!
Were coming back
k0e3@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 354d
I hope these ones are upgraded with the latest 6G wireless microchips because they totally overpromised with the last 5G one. Also, they need to come in maple syrup flavour.
avidamoeba@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 355d
That's insane! Rare W. Can't wait to get a maple booster!
ezekielmudd@reddthat.com · 5 pts · 354d
Now, if we could only get it in Alberta. Sigh
foggenbooty@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 350d
I have a really good career here, but if that were to change for some reason... yeah I don't see why I would stay. I would seriously look at moving because Alberta seems determined to get worse.
MyMotherIsAHamster@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 355d
rolls up sleeve Sign me up!