Sheila Gunn Reid

By my estimation, the federal government now has or had purchased orders for nearly 600 million doses of vaccine, with approximately 373 million of those doses purchased in advance of Health Canada approval.

… For Moderna Spikevax, the date the initial agreement was publicly announced was November 16, 2020. The number of doses purchased was 44 million in 2021 … The date of initial approval by Health Canada was December 23, 2020.

… For Pfizer’s jab, the date the initial agreement was publicly announced was July 20, 2020. The number of doses purchased was 51 million in 2021 … The date of initial approval by Health Canada was December 09, 2020.