Ottawa getting $40 million refund from former parent company of Quebec COVID vaccine maker
Ottawa will be getting a $40 million refund after it gave Quebec City-based biopharmaceutical company Medicago more than $300 million to develop and manufacture a home-grown COVID-19 vaccine that never made it to market.
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![Canada’s first homegrown COVID-19 vaccine has shown high efficacy against infection during phase three clinical trials, the drugmakers behind the plant-based shot reported Tuesday. Lab workers in the Medicago facility in Quebec City work with vials.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6275791.1702052817!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/medicago-lab.jpg)
Ottawa will be getting a $40 million refund after it gave Quebec City-based biopharmaceutical company Medicago more than $300 million to develop and manufacture a home-grown COVID-19 vaccine that never made it to market.