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Canada Latest Nation to Approve Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine for Emergency Use

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   Canada's national health agency, Health Canada, announced Wednesday it
   has approved Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine, and Canadians will
   start receiving it as early as next week.

   In a statement, Health Canada said that it completed a full independent
   review of the data on the vaccine's safety and effectiveness, after
   receiving the company's submission October 9. In its statement, the
   agency said, "Canadians can feel confident that the review process was
   rigorous and that we have strong monitoring systems in place."

   On Monday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that the first doses of
   the Pfizer vaccine will arrive at 14 Canadian distribution centers next
   week, with more than 200,000 doses due before the end of the year.

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