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Ontarians are set to find out Friday what the province plans to do with its remaining doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine and the hundreds of thousands of shots expected to arrive soon.
Ontario moving ahead with 2nd doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
Ontario is moving ahead with providing a second dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to some who received a first shot, officials said Friday.
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Posted: May 21, 2021 8:42 AM ET | Last Updated: May 21
A health-care worker prepares a dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.(Matthias Schrader/The Associated Press)
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After provinces across the country suspended the use of the AstraZeneca vaccines over rare blood clots, there is some concern that thousands of doses could expire before they can be used.
In Ontario, the government hasn’t yet made a clear decision about what it’s going to do with the up to 50,000 doses of AstraZeneca that have gone unused since injections were halted last week. At least 30,000 doses that are sitting in Ontario pharmacies are set to expire at the end of May.
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Three fully vaccinated residents of an Ottawa long-term care home have died of COVID-19 in recent weeks, the company that operates the long-term care home has confirmed.
“We are saddened to confirm that three residents at Extendicare Medex recently passed away,” said Extendicare spokesperson Laura Gallant.
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The three residents of the long-term care home, which is located in Nepean, were all vaccinated in January and had received two doses, Gallant said.