Manitoba vaccine purchase plan axed in 2021
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Manitoba’s plan to go it alone and buy COVID-19 vaccines directly from a Canadian company was officially nixed as soon as premier Brian Pallister’s successor took office.
“For a variety of reasons, including the province securing sufficient vaccine supply, there was no longer the need for a procurement agreement with Providence Therapeutics,” a statement from the provincial government said Thursday.
In February 2021,Pallister announced Manitoba had signed a deal with the Calgary company for two million doses of its yet-to-be-approved vaccine.
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A COVID-19 vaccine by vial by Providence Therapeutics.
He said, at the outset, Manitoba would make a 20 per cent down payment of the value of the contract ($7.2 million) and pay an additional 40 per cent once the vaccine was approved by Health Canada. The balance would be paid upon delivery.
However, “No money was paid to Providence Therapeutics because a final procurement agreement was never completed,” the government stated Thursday.
The plan drew instant criticism from academics and political opposition, mainly because the company was too far behind in its development to catch up with current approved vaccines and that the plan was rushed.
“The decision not to pursue an agreement with Providence Therapeutics was made by (the government services minister) in November of 2021, and was communicated to the company at that time,” the province said.
Premier Heather Stefanson was sworn in Nov. 2, 2021.