미 정부 "화이자 백신 1억회분 추가 구매…캐나다, 모더나 코로나19 백신 승인<br /><br />Pfizer says it will supply the U.S. government with 100 million more doses of its COVID-19 vaccine,... bringing the company's total commitment for the country to 200 million doses.<br />Meanwhile, more countries are kickstarting their vaccination programs with Canada approving the use of Moderna's vaccine.<br />Lee Seung-jae has more.<br />American pharmaceutical giant Pfizer announced Wednesday that it will supply the U.S. government with an additional 100 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine,... under a new agreement.<br />The latest deal brings their total current commitment to 200 million doses for the U.S.,... and it will be enough to vaccinate 100 million Americans with the two-dose regimen.<br />The U.S. government also has an option to purchase an additional 400 million doses.<br />Health Canada on Wednesday approved the use of Moderna's vaccine,... with 168-thousand doses expected to arrive by the end of the year.<br />The announcement comes after the federal department completed its review of Moderna's clinical trial data.<br />Canada has so far secured 40 million doses of the Moderna vaccine by the end of 2021.<br />The country's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said at a press conference on Wednesday that doses should arrive "in the coming days".<br />More countries have begun their mass vaccination programs,... as Qatar launched its free COVID-19 vaccination campaign,.. after the first batch of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine arrived in the country on Tuesday.<br />Priority will be given to those 70 and older,... those with multiple chronic health conditions and healthcare workers in close contact with COVID-19 patients.<br />In Switzerland,... a 90-year-old woman received the first COVID-19 vaccine in the country on Wednesday,... as the Alpine nation also began its vaccination program.<br />The vaccines are to be provided at no cost.<br />Mexico will soon begin its own vaccination program after the first doses from Pfizer arrived there on Wednesday.<br />Mexico is set to receive over 1-point-4 million doses by the end of January.<br />Argentina also became the first country outside of Russia to approve the emergency use of the Russian-made Sputnik V vaccine.<br />The country's president Alberto Fernandez said this month that he hope to vaccinate 300-thousand Argentines before the end of the year,... and 10 million citizens in the first two months of 2021 using Sputnik V.<br />Lee Seung-jae, Arirang News.<br />
