Additional Four million doses of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine purchased by Canada

Published On 2021-02-14 04:00 GMT   |   Update On 2021-02-16 03:13 GMT
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Cambridge:Moderna has recently announced that the Canadian Government has increased its confirmed order commitment by 4 million doses of the COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna bringing its confirmed order commitment to 44 million doses. This increase reflects continued efforts by the Canadian Government to secure access to safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines for Canadian citizens.

"We appreciate our collaboration with the Canadian government as we seek to defeat the pandemic with our vaccine. Increased supply agreement from the Canadian government reaffirms the confidence in Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine," said Stephane Bancel, Chief Executive Officer of Moderna.

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On December 23, Health Canada authorized the COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna for the immunization of people 18 years of age and older under an Interim Order.

Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine (mRNA-1273 SARS-CoV-2 vaccine) is indicated for active immunization against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus in individuals 18 years of age and older.

Moderna is advancing messenger RNA (mRNA) science to create a new class of transformative medicines for patients.
mRNA medicines are designed to direct the body's cells to produce intracellular, membrane or secreted proteins that can have a therapeutic or preventive benefit and have the potential to address a broad spectrum of diseases. 
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