According to an accountability watchdog, COVID-19 vaccines were authorized in Canada without undergoing the country’s required safety tests. The nonprofit National Citizens Inquiry (NCI) conducted an investigation into the vaccines and found them to be “neither safe nor effective.” The vaccines were approved through an alternative authorization process called an interim order, which bypassed the traditional approval process for drugs in Canada. Instead of demonstrating safety and efficacy, the vaccines were authorized based on a subjective test that showed the benefits outweighing the risks.