Mayvis Rebeira, PhD, Affiliated Scholar, Canadian Health Policy Institute
This commentary article compares Canada’s vaccination procurement strategy with that of UK and Israel. Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine supply seemed unreliable in the early months of 2021 when both UK and Israel were able to procure a steady supply of vaccines for their population. As of the beginning of May 2021, Canada had only fully vaccinated (two doses administered) 3% of its population compared to Israel at 58% and UK at 23%. Canada eventually accelerated its vaccine distribution and by the end of August 2021, 66% of the population had been fully vaccinated.
PUBLISHED: September 23, 2021
