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One of the first Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine doses in Canada sits ready for use at The Michener Institute in Toronto on Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn December 18, 2020 - 1:19 PM
Some health officials say they are making plans to ensure not a single drop of COVID-19 vaccine is wasted.
Many regions have created standby lists of health-care workers in hospitals near vaccination clinics, so those workers can be called for any spare doses that need to be administered fast.
âWe donât want any wastage of such a scarce resource like this,â Dr. Brent Roussin, Manitobaâs chief provincial public health officer, said Thursday.
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WINDSOR, ONT. Ontario is distributing additional doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to 17 more hospital sites over the next two weeks, including Windsor Regional Hospital. The province released the locations on Friday, selecting areas with the highest rates of COVID-19 infection. The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit and Windsor Regional Hospital are coordinating efforts to plan the rollout of initial, limited vaccinations for the COVID-19 virus starting next week. News Release: Statement Regarding Covid-19 Vaccination Planning For Windsor And Essex County https://t.co/LBuvYpjl3Q WEC Health Unit (@TheWECHU) December 18, 2020 The plan will see a limited supply of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines. Each individual would require two doses of the vaccine.
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Last Modified: 4:14 PM CST Friday, Dec. 18, 2020
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks during a press conference during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto, Friday, November 20, 2020. Ford says he s called an emergency meeting with health officials to tackle rising hospitalizations from COVID-19.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
TORONTO - Ontario will keep Toronto and Peel Region under lockdown and reveal new measures to fight the pandemic on Monday.
Premier Doug Ford said Friday that restrictions set to expire next week in the two hot spots will remain in place, and his government will contemplate new measures during emergency talks on COVID-19 this weekend.