Canada's Trudeau greets news of coronavirus vaccine, sees light at end of tunnel

The news that Pfizer Inc's experimental COVID-19 vaccine is more than 90% effective is "very encouraging", Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday. "We hope a vaccine is coming early next year. Canada has a deal with Pfizer for a minimum of 20 million doses of the vaccine.

Canada's Trudeau greets news of coronavirus vaccine, sees light at end of tunnel
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The news that Pfizer Inc's experimental COVID-19 vaccine is more than 90% effective is "very encouraging", Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday.

"We hope a vaccine is coming early next year. We're seeing a light at the end of the tunnel," he told a news conference. Canada has a deal with Pfizer for a minimum of 20 million doses of the vaccine.

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