Canada review of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine candidate should be done soon, says minister | ReutersOTTAWA (Reuters)

Canadian health authorities should soon complete their regulatory review of Pfizer Inc’s coronavirus vaccine candidate, Health Minister Patty Hajdu said on Wednesday.Hajdu posted her comment on Twitter shortly after Britain approved the candidate. Pfizer developed the vaccine with its German partner BioNTech SE.Health Canada is reviewing vaccine candidates from Pfizer, AstraZeneca Plc, Modern Inc and Johnson & Johnson but has yet to approve any of them.“The news that the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine has been approved in the U.K. is encouraging. Health Canada’s review of this candidate is ongoing, and is expected to be completed soon,” Hajdu tweeted.Canada’s Liberal government, which has signed deals with a total of seven vaccine manufacturers, says doses could arrive soon after any approval.A second wave of the virus is sweeping Canada, setting daily records for the number of new daily cases. So far Canada has reported a total of 383,468 cases of COVID-19 and 12,212 deaths.‘#manchesterunited#HealthForAll#HealthBroadcastingService#GlobalHealth#Covid-19#coronavirus#Health#china#ukcoronavirus#HealthBroadcastingServiceInPublicHealthPartnership#debenhams#malikbeasley#decemberglobalholidays#patpatterson#spotify2020#indiavsaustralia#fortnite#vaccine#bipolardisorder#juiceWRLDhttps://www.reuters.com/…/us-health-coronavirus-canada…