OTTAWA — The COVID\u002D19 pandemic wasn’t even six months old, and not a single vaccine for it had been approved for use anywhere, when Prime Minister Justin…
GlaxoSmithKline made seasonal flu vaccines at its plant in Quebec. Sanofi Pasteur was filling vials with polio vaccine in Toronto, but the vaccine itself was being made in Europe. Most other common immunizations, such as the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, are imported.
The brand-new, $126-million plant was built by June 2021, somewhat within the timeline Trudeau proposed. It took another 14 months to get a Health Canada licence to make vaccines. CEO Oliver Technow said construction began in April 2022, and it’s expected the first engineering batches will be produced by the end of this year.But as to when any vaccines that might end up in patients’ arms, “that largely depends on our clients,” said Technow.
Health Canada’s licensing process will dictate when doses for patient use will be ready, but Gauthier said the hope is by late 2024 or early 2025. AbCellera partnered with Eli Lilly to make the first COVID-19 antibody treatment. The research and development happened at AbCellera in Vancouver but the manufacturing happened in the United States.Article content
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