Canada has signed a deal with the US vaccine developer Novavax for 76 million doses of a C-19 vaccine. Epidemiologist Isaac Bogoch tweeted “Good news. Fingers tightly crossed for successful Phase 3 clinical trials. Now we have vaccine agreements with Moderna, Pfizer, and Novavax.” Also Monday, Ontario counted 114 new cases of the infection and Toronto found 41 cases.
#BREAKING: Novavax Inc. says it has reached an agreement with the Canadian government to supply up to 76 million doses of its possible vaccine for COVID-19.https://t.co/lU3PcCko1U
— Globalnews.ca (@globalnews) August 31, 2020
41 new cases of COVID-19 in Toronto yesterday, and 114 in Ontario. #toronto #covid19 #coronavirus
— Toronto COVID-19 Tracker (@toronto_covid19) August 31, 2020
Today, Ontario is reporting 114 cases of #COVID19, a 0.3% increase as the province processed nearly 25,100 tests. Locally, 30 of Ontario’s 34 public health units are reporting five or fewer cases, with 18 reporting no new cases.
— Christine Elliott (@celliottability) August 31, 2020
