Canada lending H1N1 vaccine to Mexico. Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq says “5 million doses” will be shipped south starting this week; Mexico to replenish Canada’s supply by end of March Canada is lending, not donating, 5 million doses of the H1N1 vaccine to Mexico – and the federal government remains mum on what it will do with its expected surplus of the pandemic vaccine.

Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq announced today that the doses, being shipped to Mexico starting this week, will help with that country’s immediate pandemic vaccine requirements. Mexico will replenish Canada’s supply by the end of March.

“Provincial and territorial governments unanimously agreed to the request. Canada already has distributed and has stockpiled enough vaccine in Canada to meet its immediate and ongoing needs, as well as to accommodate Mexico’s request,” the government said in a news release.