Trudeau Announces $1.1-Billion for COVID-19 Research and Development

Ottawa is putting $1.1-billion towards research and development over COVID-19.

In his daily address, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the funding will go towards working on a vaccine, clinical trials and expanded testing. The announcement includes $115-million for research into vaccines and treatments, $662-million for clinical trials and $350-million for national testing and modelling.

Trudeau says “testing is key” and while Canada has reached 20,000 tests for the virus being done on a daily basis, he says testing needs to be expanded before the country can be reopened.

The creation of a “COVID-19 immunity task force”, which will include a series of Canada’s top doctors, was also announced. Trudeau says the task force will focus on blood testing to track and understand immunity to COVID-19.

Trudeau also announced that requests from Ontario and Quebec to send military members to help at long-term care homes in the province has been approved. However, Trudeau says calling in the military to assist in long-term care homes isn’t a long-term solution.

“We shouldn’t have soldiers taking care of seniors,” said Trudeau.

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