> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force - URL: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/covid-19-vaccine-task-force/ - Published: 1999-01-02T14:36:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-02-20T03:49:04.000Z - Author: Liam Sturgess - Tags: Profiles, #docs, #organization, COVID-19, Organization The **COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force (VTF)** was a Canadian public-private advisory board convened by the [National Research Council Canada](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/National-Research-Council-Canada) (NRC) and [Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Innovation-Science-and-Economic-Development-Canada) (ISED). ## History Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, announced the membership of the COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force on August 5, 2020\. Bains also announced the membership of the [COVID-19 Therapeutics Task Force](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/COVID-19-Therapeutics-Task-Force).[\[1\]](#fn1) ### Timeline of considerations The Task Force considered a variety of proposals for [COVID-19 vaccines](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/COVID-19-vaccine) submitted by their developers throughout 2020 through to 2023.[\[2\]](#fn2) - June 22, 2020: Biodextris, [Providence Therapeutics](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Providence-Therapeutics), Entos Pharmaceuticals, Glycovax Pharma, [Precision NanoSystems](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Precision-NanoSystems), [Symvivo](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Symvivo), IMV, Medicago - June 25, 2020: [AstraZeneca](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/AstraZeneca), [Pfizer](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Pfizer) - June 26, 2020: VBI Vaccines, Treadwell Therapeutics/TCRyption - June 29, 2020: AstraZeneca, Pfizer - July 3, 2020: [Moderna](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Moderna) - July 16, 2020: Treadwell Therapeutics/TCRyption (followup) - July 23, 2020: [Novavax](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Novavax) - July 28, 2020: [Janssen](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Janssen) - August 6, 2020: Pfizer - September 3, 2020: Sanofi/GlaxoSmithKline - December 10, 2020: Novavax - March 9, 2021: Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization – International Vaccine Centre (VIDO-InterVac) - March 18, 2021: BIOVECTRA - June 23, 2021: Jubilant HollisterStier - July 26, 2021: Moderna - June 23-34, 2022: Applied Pharmaceutical Innovation (API) ## Participants The list of Task Force participants is provided in the table below.[\[3\]](#fn3)[\[4\]](#fn4)[\[5\]](#fn5) | Name | Position | Affiliation(s) | | --------------------- | -------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | Joanne Langley | Co-chair | IWK Health Centre, Dalhousie University | | Mark Lievonen | Co-chair | JML Advisory Services, Sanofi Pasteur | | Alan Bernstein | Member | Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) | | Robert Brunham | Member | [British Columbia Centre for Disease Control](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/British-Columbia-Centre-for-Disease-Control) (BCCDC), UBCCDC Vaccine Research Laboratory, University of British Columbia (UBC) | | Michel de Wilde | Member | MDWConsultant, Sanofi Pasteur | | Bartha Knoppers | Member | Centre of Genomics and Policy (CGP), McGill University | | Gary Kobinger | Member | Infectious Disease Research Centre, Laval University | | Christopher Procyshyn | Member | Vanrx Pharmasystems | | Benjamin Rovinski | Member | [Lumira Ventures](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Lumira-Ventures) | | Lorne Tyrrell | Member | Li Ka Shing Institute of Virology, University of Alberta | | Sylvia van den Hurk | Member | University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization – International Vaccine Centre (VIDO-InterVac) | | André Veillette | Member | University of Montreal, Montreal Clinical Research Institute (IRCM) | | Mona Nemer | Ex-officio member | Office of the Chief Science Advisor | | Tina Namiesniowski | Ex-officio member | [Public Health Agency of Canada](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Public-Health-Agency-of-Canada) | | Simon Kennedy | Ex-officio member | [Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Innovation-Science-and-Economic-Development-Canada) | | Stephen Lucas | Ex-officio member | [Health Canada](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Health-Canada) | | Iain Stewart | Ex-officio member (former) | [Public Health Agency of Canada](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Public-Health-Agency-of-Canada) | | Harpreet Kochar | Ex-officio member | [Public Health Agency of Canada](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Public-Health-Agency-of-Canada) | | Roger Scott-Douglas | Secretary | [National Research Council Canada](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/National-Research-Council-Canada) | ### Conflicts of interest For each proposal, members of the task force identified their potential conflicts of interest. ### Subsidiaries - [COVID-19 Joint Biomanufacturing Subcommittee](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/COVID-19-Joint-Biomanufacturing-Subcommittee) ## External links - [Campfire Wiki](https://www.campfire.wiki/doku.php?id=covid-19%5Fvaccine%5Ftask%5Fforce) --- 1. Jagric, A., Roy, C., Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, & Public Services and Procurement Canada. (2020, August 5). *Government of Canada announces major steps in treating and preventing COVID-19 through vaccines and therapies.* Government of Canada. [↩︎](#fnref1) 2. *COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force Registry of Interests.* (2023, March 27). Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada. [↩︎](#fnref2) 3. National Research Council Canada. (2020, August 5). *COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force.* Government of Canada. [↩︎](#fnref3) 4. National Research Council Canada. (2020, September 22). *COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force.* Government of Canada. [↩︎](#fnref4) 5. National Research Council Canada. (2020, September 22). *COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force.* Government of Canada. [↩︎](#fnref5)