Canada Lagging Behind as Countries Prepare for Vaccine Rollout

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (L) views the “fill and finish” stage of the manufacturing process of COVID-19 vaccines during a visit to Wockhardt's pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Wrexham, Wales, on Nov. 30, 2020. Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty Images

News of successful vaccine trials has led to the hope that the COVID-19 pandemic might finally be beaten back in the first months of the new year.

However, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s announcement that Canadians may not be among the first to be vaccinated due to the country’s lack of vaccine manufacturing capacity has sparked both criticism and disappointment.