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Canada's vaccine reserve exceeds 4 million doses, prompting calls for better tracking of donations - CBC News, December 17, 2021

Published: 22 December 2021

Ananya Tina Banerjee, Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, is among the experts quoted by CBC News.

"The federal government's central COVID-19 vaccine inventory has far exceeded its target of four million doses in recent months — at times holding more than triple that amount, according to a CBC analysis. Global vaccine equity advocates say the figures show that Canada was keeping extra doses in reserve at a time when the demand for booster shots wasn't yet there and while several lower-income countries struggled to get vaccines."

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