Canadian vaccine distribution underway, but with many question marks

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Distribution of Covid-19 vaccines kicked off in Canada yesterday, with the first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine arriving courtesy of FedEx and UPS.

The integrators flew the vaccines from Europe via their US hubs, but they won’t play a major role in Canadian distribution, as, owing to the extreme temperature control requirements of the vaccine, Pfizer itself is managing it.

This still leaves a lot of vaccines for commercial carriers to move, starting with Moderna’s, which is expected to be cleared for ...