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Moderna COVID-19 vaccine gets green light from Health Canada

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Health Canada says the COVID-19 vaccine from U.S. biotech firm Moderna is safe for use in Canada.

The vaccine is the second to be greenlit in Canada, following the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine on December 9th.

Moderna anticipates starting shipments to Canada within the next 48 hours, Ontario will receive approximately 53,000 doses before the end of the month.

Up to 168,000 doses are set to arrive in Canada by the end of December, and two million by the end of March.

The Moderna vaccine does not need to be stored at extremely cold temperatures and is more mobile.

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