"Even after this donation to the WHO, Canada will be left with tens of millions of unclaimed doses," the Globe and Mail notes (1/28). The government is weighing several options for what to do with the extra vaccine, including "making an additional donation to the WHO, donating directly to a country or countries or possibly selling some of the excess doses. In addition, the government is looking into whether some of the vaccine might be turned back to manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline, said [a government] spokesperson, who asked not to be named," the Canadian Press adds (1/28).

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