The federal government is ordering more than 75 million syringes, alcohol swabs and bandages so it can inoculate Canadians as soon as a COVID-19 vaccine is ready.
Procurement Minister Anita Anand says Ottawa intends to stockpile enough vaccine supplies to give at least two doses to every Canadian whenever a vaccine is available.
The contracts for the syringes are already in place but bids for the other supplies opened last week and will be accepted until the end of July. The frenzied global purchasing of COVID-19 medical supplies has dominated Public Services and Procurement Canada for months now. Canada has ordered millions of masks, gowns, gloves and other supplies to be delivered into 2021, and has accepted delivery of 99 planeloads of supplies to date.
Ottawa is now asking for local warehouse owners in Ottawa to step up with space to expand the stockpile, which was found to be lacking last winter when Canada needed it most. "I certainly feel better, I think, about our situation, where we are now compared to let's say back in January, February," he said.
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