OTTAWA Health care workers in Ottawa will be among the first in Canada to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, bone-chilling temperatures in Ottawa and counting down to Christmas. CTVNewsOttawa.ca looks at five stories to watch in Ottawa this week.
V-DAY IN OTTAWA Health officials have dubbed Tuesday in Ottawa and across Canada V-Day , the first day Canadians will receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Three-thousand doses of the COVID-19 vaccine will arrive in Ottawa on Monday, while another three-thousand doses will arrive in Toronto. It is enough to vaccinate 3,000 health care workers in long-term care homes in both cities. Mayor Jim Watson says Ottawa Public Health will set up appointments with workers in long-term care homes, and they will be required to travel to the Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.