Ontario COVID-19 Vaccine

• Senior Canadian scientists question government plans to delay 2nd dose of COVID-19 vaccine

  'What will the impact be on the variants of concern and potential others? This will remain a guessing game without being able to transfer knowledge from properly performed trials.'

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  Mar 9
• All 1st doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered in remote northern Ontario First Nations

  Second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine are currently being given in six communities.

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  Mar 8
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• COVID-19 vaccine rollout could look different across Ontario health units: Solicitor General

  Jones said Ontario is ``empowering'' local health units to draw up their own specific plans to distribute the vaccine, and all have been submitted to the government for approval.

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  Feb 22
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• No vaccines have been administered in Waterloo Region since Thursday

  There have not been any COVID-19 vaccines given in Waterloo Region since Jan. 28 as the impact of the supply shortage in Canada has been felt in the area.

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  Feb 2
• Data error sees number of Ontario residents who received two COVID-19 vaccine doses slashed in half

  On Wednesday, the government had reported 96,469 total vaccinations which is always as of 8 p.m. the day before. On Thursday, the government said that number is actually 55,286.

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  Jan 28
• Ontario outlines how Pfizer vaccine delivery delay will affect its COVID-19 immunization plan

  In documents released Tuesday, officials said the known delivery reductions to Ontario are 'substantial' and vary week to week.

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  Jan 19
• Barrie’s COVID-19 vaccine clinic is the 4th busiest in Ontario, RVH CEO says

  So far, 3,722 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in the Simcoe Muskoka region, mainly to health-care workers in local hospitals, long-term care and retirement homes.

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  Jan 6
• 50,000 doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine expected to arrive in Ontario on Wednesday

  Retired Gen. Rick Hillier, who is leading the province's COVID-19 vaccination program, says the drug will be distributed to long-term care and retirement homes.

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  Dec 30, 2020
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• Coronavirus: Ontario expects to vaccinate up to 8.5 million people by end of June

  Gen. Rick Hillier said Phase 1 will be completed roughly by the end of March with about 1 to 1.5 million Ontarians being vaccinated.

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  Dec 29, 2020
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• Here are 17 new hospitals in Ontario that will conduct COVID-19 vaccinations

  The Ontario government said 17 more hospitals across the province will be receiving Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine over the next two weeks, including in hotspot regions.

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  Dec 18, 2020