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Originally Posted by La lamy
It's crazy to think Canadians have approximately a 4 month wait before their second dose. And it's still only older people getting it. Vaccine rollout has been a s..t show over there.
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Well, not every country was nearly as forward thinking as us...
• In Early July, the US Government committed the funds towards a vaccine, advance securing an agreement for 600 Million doses of Pfizer, then ordering from AstraZeneca, leaving the rest of world behind.
• On August 5, the US Government signed a deal for $1 Billion to Johnson and Johnson to fast track their vaccine candidate to market and agreed to purchase up to 300 million doses.
• On December 7th, Pearl Harbor Day, The US Government ordered that the investment in vaccines go to Americans first, as a priority, and that the vaccines be distributed free of charge.
• On December 12th, the first Vocid-19 vaccine was authorized by the FDA for persons 16 and over.
• On December 23rd, a second order or 400 million vaccine doses was ordered form both Pfizer and AstraZeneca, furthering our potential stockpile of the vaccine.
• The distribution framework was established and the vaccines were sent out immediately and inoculations began, starting with our most vulnerable citizens
As paranoid as Canada has been, it is amazing they don't have everyone vaccinated. We're only 12 days away from the entire US having an opportunity to get the vaccine..
Biden announces April 19 deadline to make all adults eligible for Covid vaccine