A Canadian Covid Vaccine?

Aug 05, 2020

As we learn to live with Covid, there is a growing threat that a Canadian vaccine will not be available for years. The partnership with the Chinese to develop a vaccine effectively ended with the Meng extradition judgment. Since that judgment, at least one Canadian company has requested approval to test a vaccine, without any response from Health Canada. IMHO, there is a faction in Health Canada which refuses to give up on the CanSino-Bio partnership; ipso facto, vaccine development is at a standstill. This situation is disastrous because there are no alternative sources for a vaccine anywhere in the world. Delay in vaccine delivery will cost lives. Worse yet, no one is taking the lead in vaccine development. It is pertinent that Dr. Tam gave a press release stating that vaccine development was being discussed at Health Canada. The problem is that vaccine development is not Dr. Tam's job; she was being "used" because someone is avoiding responsibility. Ordinarily that responsibility would fall to the top civil servant in the department, commonly known as the "Deputy Minister". Instead of a Deputy, perhaps Health Canada has a committee with various partnerships, oh how Canadian!