Canada's supply of vaccines set to ramp up in coming weeks, despite cut in supply from India

Despite news that Canada won’t be getting doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine from India this month, federal officials say they expect Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine supply to ramp up in the coming weeks as the first Johnson & Johnson doses arrive and Moderna scales up production.

Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, the military commander leading Canada’s national vaccine distribution effort, said Canada will receive its initial shipment of 300,000 Johnson & Johnson doses next week and they’ll be distributed to the provinces the following week.

“While weekly fluctuations of shipments may happen,