More Ontario residents to roll up their sleeves with more vaccine shipments on the way
by Michael Ranger
Last Updated Mar 1, 2021 at 12:51 pm EDT
The rollout of COVID-19 vaccines is picking up steam in Canada and with more shipments on the way this week more Ontario residents are getting ready to roll up their sleeves.
Canada is expecting a delivery from Pfizer-BioNTech this week, but a senior government official says we could also receive a shipment of the AstraZeneca vaccine,
No shipment has been confirmed, however, the official tells The Canadian Press Ottawa is hoping to start receiving vaccine doses from the country’s third approved vaccine this week.
Appointments for the COVID-19 vaccine in York Region are completely booked after about 20,000 people registered to get the shot within the first two hours on Monday, officials said.
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Two regions in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area that began to vaccinate seniors outside of congregate care settings on Monday are reporting technical issues with their booking systems due to high demand.
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