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TORONTO (AP) — Canada is getting a fourth vaccine to prevent COVID-19 as the country’s health regulator has cleared a Johnson & Johnson shot that works with just one dose instead of two, two officials familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Friday.
Health experts are eager for a one-and-done option to help speed vaccination. Canada has also approved vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca. The two officials confirmed the approval on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to speak publicly ahead of the Health Canada announcement.
Like many countries, Canada does not have domestic production and has struggled with an immediate shortage of vaccines.
Canada has pre-purchased 10 million Johnson & Johnson doses, with options to buy another 28 million. ...J&J also is seeking authorization for emergency use of its vaccine in Europe and from the World Health Organization. The company aims to produce about 1 billion doses globally by the end of the year. Last month, the island nation of Bahrain became the first to clear its use.
The vaccine shortage is so acute in Canada that provincial governments are now saying they will extend the interval between the two doses of Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca vaccines to four months rather than three to four weeks so they can quickly inoculate more people. ...
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