As COVID-19 vaccinations ramp up in Montreal, a recent study found that one of the activities Montrealers are most looking forward to enjoying as lockdowns ease is eating out.

The approval of AstraZeneca's vaccine follows that of Pfizer and Moderna, both of which also require two doses.

The study and its results have yet to be independently peer-reviewed by other scientists, but could bring the world closer to understanding how vaccines impact transmission.

Some geriatricians are also dismissing the suggestion that unique storage and handling requirements prevent home-based deployment of Canada's approved COVID-19 vaccines.

Coderre personally thanked the health minister and his team for helping him with a technical issue with his booking, saying the situation was solved for him in under two minutes.

"And the jab – it didn’t hurt at all," Queen Elizabeth said in remarks released by Buckingham Palace.

Residents at Caressant Care McLaughlin long-term care in Lindsay expected to receive a second dose of Moderna vaccine on March 2.

Ontarians aged 80 and older will start receiving COVID-19 vaccines in the third week of March, according to the province.

Hundreds of people said they were able to book COVID-19 vaccination appointments for their loved ones Wednesday thanks to a workaround shared by a computer programmer.

The agency's independent advisers will debate if the evidence is strong enough to recommend the long-anticipated shot.