Sudbury: 17
Eastern Ontario: 12
(Note: All of the figures used in this story are found on the Ministry of Health s COVID-19 dashboard or in its
Daily Epidemiologic Summary. The number of cases for any region may differ from what is reported by the local public health unit on a given day, because local units report figures at different times.)
2 regions to see restrictions eased Monday
Infectious diseases specialist Dr. Zain Chagla told CBC News on Saturday that Canada s approval of the single shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine news that came after Ontario released its vaccine plan should definitely help speed up the timeline.
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The province is taking matters into its own hand to adapt to Pfizer’s vaccine delays announced last week.
Ontario is shifting focus to only prioritize the vaccinations of residents of long-term care and high-risk retirement homes.
Prior to today’s announcement, the focus was on residents, staff and essential care-givers in these high-risk settings.
Officials from Ontario’s Vaccine Distribution Task Force say the interval between doses for residents will remain at its three-week recommendation.
As for all other groups, the interval has been extended to 42 days to support the vaccination of Ontario’s most vulnerable.
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Karina Gould, minister of international development, holds a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
MONTREAL The COVID-19 vaccine rollout is highlighting the disconnect between the way Canadians see their role in the world and reality, according to international affairs experts.
Ottawa is facing pressure to help poorer countries access COVID-19 vaccines, but it is also being pulled internally by provinces demanding their citizens be vaccinated as quickly as possible.
The federal government says it will donate hundreds of millions of dollars to help developing countries vaccinate their citizens. But federal Procurement Minister Anita Anand has said Canada will do whatever it takes’’ to get more vaccine delivered to the country sooner including, she said, by upping the price it is willing to pay.
But as Ottawa faces pressure to help poorer countries access COVID-19 vaccines, it is also being pulled internally by provinces demanding their citizens be vaccinated as quickly as possible.
The federal government says it will donate hundreds of millions of dollars to help developing countries vaccinate their citizens. But federal Procurement Minister Anita Anand has said Canada will do whatever it takes to get more vaccine delivered to the country sooner including, she said, by upping the price it is willing to pay.
David Hornsby, professor of international affairs at Carleton University, said the pandemic has shed light on an inward-looking trend that has been developing in the country for decades.