Health security in Canada demands a co-ordinated response

Confronted with an urgent health crisis, the Canadian government turned to science. A rapid mobilization effort not seen since wartime increased the availability of PPE, created important national networks of scientists to inform the pandemic response, and secured vaccine supply. Canada is now expanding biomanufacturing facilities and spurring domestic vaccine development. With the Biomanufacturing and Life Sciences Strategy, the federal government hopes to increase the country’s capacity to respond to health emergencies and drive economic growth through innovation.

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