Coronavirus outbreak: Trudeau announces $1.1 billion for COVID-19 vaccine research
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Coronavirus outbreak: Trudeau announces $1.1 billion for COVID-19 vaccine research
Description
April 23, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday announced the government was committing $1.1 billion for a national medical and research strategy that would include research into vaccines and treatments, support for clinical trials and expanding national testing and monitoring in the search for a treatment for COVID-19. He said from this money, $350 million would be put into testing and monitoring and include the creation of the COVID-19 Immunity Task Force. At least one million Canadians will be tested over the next two years as part of this program, Trudeau said.
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Coronavirus outbreak: Trudeau announces $1.1 billion for COVID-19 vaccine research03:17 | April 23, 2020
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Tourists flock to Manitoba town for peacocks01:45 | 9 hours ago
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Syrian refugee family traumatized after son murdered in Halifax02:00 | 9 hours ago
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Cyberattack prompts all London Drugs locations to close temporarily01:53 | 9 hours ago
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Gaza protests: McGill Pro-Palestinian demonstrations spread to UBC, uOttawa02:11 | 9 hours ago
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Backyard obsidian discovery in Alberta puzzles experts02:02 | 10 hours ago
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Municipal governments face threat as Alberta asserts power over them in Bill 2002:20 | April 28, 2024
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Anti-war protesters at Montreal’s McGill University demand divestment from Israel02:20 | April 28, 2024
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Ontario cracking down on cell phone usage, vaping at school02:08 | April 28, 2024
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One in ten Canadians plan to invest their tax refund this year, poll finds01:30 | April 28, 2024
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Hammerhead worm that secretes destructive neurotoxin spotted in Ontario01:28 | April 28, 2024
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Why aren’t more foreign grocers in Canada? Lack of space a hurdle: Minister Champagne09:20 | April 28, 2024
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Zebra mussels could force closure of Manitoba’s Clear Lake02:29 | April 27, 2024
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Coronavirus outbreak: Trudeau announces $1.1 billion for COVID-19 vaccine research03:17 | April 23, 2020
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Municipal governments face threat as Alberta asserts power over them in Bill 2002:20 | April 28, 2024
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Can Canada be a leader in mining critical minerals for EV battery supply chains?01:54 | April 26, 2024
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Canada to invest $59.9M to boost semiconductor industry02:16 | April 26, 2024
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Loblaws boycott picks up steam as resentment grows online05:57 | April 26, 2024
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Canadian food banks on the brink: ‘This is not a sustainable situation’02:01 | April 26, 2024
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Bob Cole dead at 90: Hockey broadcasting legend’s love for the game02:29 | April 25, 2024
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‘Apocalypse’: Lukashenko warns Russian nuclear weapons deployed in02:27 | April 25, 2024
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‘Left in limbo’: Parents struggle as Canada’s child-care plan faces roadblocks01:43 | April 25, 2024
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Singh on EVs: Canada ‘needs to be at the forefront of the future of transportation’00:57 | April 25, 2024
Coronavirus outbreak: Trudeau announces $1.1 billion for COVID-19 vaccine research
Description
April 23, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday announced the government was committing $1.1 billion for a national medical and research strategy that would include research into vaccines and treatments, support for clinical trials and expanding national testing and monitoring in the search for a treatment for COVID-19. He said from this money, $350 million would be put into testing and monitoring and include the creation of the COVID-19 Immunity Task Force. At least one million Canadians will be tested over the next two years as part of this program, Trudeau said.
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