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Canada has officially opened its largest vaccine production plant. Backed by a federal investment of $20 million, Sanofi will open a “new state-of-the-art Vaccine Manufacturing Facility in Toronto, Ontario.” “Vaccines save lives. During the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of Canadians came together, rolled up their sleeves and got their shots. And because of this teamwork, we got through the pandemic. But as we look back on the past few years, one thing is clear – we need to make more vaccines here in Canada, and we need to be able to make them fast,” Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau said in a news release. The new Sanofi facility is the largest in Canada and is expected to significantly increase Canada's domestic production of pediatric and adult vaccines https://t.co/H9LD1UhvqS — CityNews Toronto (@CityNewsTO) May 30, 2024 According to Trudeau, the plant will be “one of the most advanced vaccine manufacturing facilities in the world.” “Vaccines save lives. That’s why we’ll be producing a lot more of them in Canada, including flu vaccines. Sanofi’s two new facilities in Toronto will create good-paying jobs, protect the health and well-being of Canadians, and give our scientists, innovators, and researchers a fair chance to succeed,” Trudeau said. “Our government is pleased to support Sanofi as they expand their footprint in Ontario. This new state-of-the-art facility is another vote of confidence in our workers and our growing life sciences sector, helping to ensure people in Ontario and around the world have increased access to life-saving vaccines when they need them,” Ontario Premier Doug Ford said. Today’s opening of @SanofiCanada’s advanced vaccine manufacturing facility will help strengthen Canada’s biomanufacturing capacity, protect the health of Canadians, and create good-paying jobs. Learn more: https://t.co/7bzIPCIwg7 — CanadianPM (@CanadianPM) May 30, 2024 From Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau: As the largest biomanufacturing facility in Canadian history, it will help the company expand the production of its life-saving vaccines. It will produce whooping cough, tetanus, and diphtheria vaccines for Canada and 60 international markets. And it will create over 200 good-paying jobs as well as support and maintain over 1000 other jobs in Ontario. We’re investing in biomanufacturing, enabling breakthrough science, creating jobs, and producing the life-saving medicines that’ll keep Canadians healthy, right here in Canada. It’s a win for public health, a win for science, a win for our innovators and researchers, and a win for Canadian families. And we’re not stopping there. This is just the first of two advanced vaccine manufacturing facilities the company is building in Toronto, Ontario. With a $415 million investment from our Strategic Innovation Fund, we’re helping Sanofi build a new end-to-end flu vaccine manufacturing facility. Once operational, this facility will be able to produce enough vaccine doses to protect our entire population within six months of a pandemic flu strain being identified by the World Health Organization. This will make sure we’re better prepared for health emergencies, better protected against outbreaks, and better placed to get vaccines to Canadians, faster. Strengthening our biomanufacturing and life sciences sector across the country will help re-establish Canada’s vaccine manufacturing capability, get them to families faster, and give our health scientists a fair chance to make groundbreaking discoveries – all while growing the economy and creating good jobs. “Sanofi, a global biopharmaceutical company, received $415 million from Canada and another $55 million from the Ontario government, to build a flu vaccine and pandemic preparedness plant at its Toronto campus by 2026,” Global News noted. Justin Trudeau announced the opening of a major vaccine production plant in Toronto Thursday— part of Canada’s efforts to build up its domestic biomanufacturing sector. READ MORE: https://t.co/xYNgHT3DURhttps://t.co/xYNgHT3DUR — Globalnews.ca (@globalnews) May 30, 2024 Per Global News: The company says that facility will be ready in 2027. Between May 2020 and April 2022, Canada promised more than $1.3 billion for 12 new or expanded biomanufacturing plants to make vaccines and antibody treatments.

Vermont Gov. Phil Scott, a Republican, has allowed legislation that prohibits the possession and transfer of unserialized firearms, commonly referred to as ‘ghost guns,’ to become law without his signature. According to the Associated Press, the bill “requires serial numbers on firearms that are privately made with individual parts, kits or 3D printers.” The legislation also bans the possession of a firearm at or near any polling place, The Reload noted. “As a public safety measure, I agree firearms should be serialized, which is why I’m allowing this bill to become law despite some concerns about its practicality and impact,” Scott wrote in a letter explaining his decision. REPORT: Republican Govenor Allows Gun Ban To Become Law Despite 'Concerns' Over 'Practical Impacts' https://t.co/HY2vWIWYzJ — Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) May 30, 2024 “Again, while my concerns on the practical impacts and enforceability keep me from signing this bill, I’m allowing it to go into law because I understand the fears behind access to untraceable firearms and respect the effort to tailor the scope and exceptions to limit impact for law abiding citizens,” Scott wrote. The Reload reports: Scott’s action delivers another win for gun control advocates in a state with traditionally permissive gun laws. Once in effect, it will make the Green Mountain State the 14th to adopt restrictions on so-called “ghost guns.” It will also bring new gun-carry restrictions to a state that has never even required a permit to carry a firearm, the only such state in the country. A Republican in a deep-blue state, Scott has played ball with progressive lawmakers on gun policy in recent years. Despite vetoing more bills than any other Governor in Vermont history, he has signed or otherwise allowed various gun-control measures, including ammunition magazine bans, universal background checks, and gun sale waiting periods. He extended that streak Tuesday by voicing support for regulating homemade gun hobbyists. “As a public safety measure, I agree firearms should be serialized,” he said. However, Scott critiqued lawmakers’ decision to make “mere possession” a crime under the law. He also questioned whether the bill would do anything to materially decrease violent crime in the state. Vermont Governor Allows ‘Ghost Gun’ Ban, Gun Free Zones to Take Effect Link: https://t.co/tEv1etz3Jr — The Reload (@TheReloadSite) May 29, 2024 “Over the last decade, as anti-policing policies increased and criminal accountability has steadily decreased, violent crime has grown in Vermont,” Scott wrote. “This is why I believe we should instead focus on measures that will reverse these trends over those, like S.209, that are unlikely to have any measurable impact on violent crime,” he added. From the Associated Press: Supporters of the measure in the Democratic-controlled Legislature have said it’s critical for Vermont to keep the weapons out of the hands of people who aren’t allowed to have firearms. The U.S. Supreme Court agreed last month to take up a Biden administration appeal over the regulation of the difficult-to-trace ghost guns. The law in Vermont, a politically liberal state that also has a strong gun and hunting culture, includes penalties ranging from fines to prison time depending on the offense. A person who carries a firearm that lacks a serial number while committing a violent crime would face up to five years in prison, a maximum fine of $5,000, or both. Chris Bradley, president of the Vermont Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs, said last month that the legislation is a tax on law-abiding gun owners who would have to get a gun serialized and undergo a background check. The measure also prohibits guns at polling places. The secretary of state’s office, in consultation with the Vermont League of Cities and Towns and the Vermont Municipal Clerks and Treasurers Association, also is required to report to the Legislature by Jan. 15 on options for prohibiting firearms in municipal and state buildings, including the Statehouse, which some Republicans fear would lead to further gun restrictions.

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