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Across Quebec, 1,550 pharmacies will administer the vaccine, though the government has yet to announce when the service will begin outside Montreal.

Article content Quebec reports 753 new cases, 9 more deaths Quebec health authorities reported 753 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the total number of cases in the province since the start of the pandemic to 296,143. Of them, 7,128 are active. Another nine deaths were added to Quebec’s total on Friday, including three in the past 24 hours. There have now been 10,526 deaths from COVID-19 in the province (one was removed from the total because it was not attributable to the virus). There are 13 fewer people receiving treatment for COVID-19 in Quebec hospitals, bringing the total to ...

Canada’s vaccination program passed a new milestone today when the two-millionth person was given the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Article content Canada ramping up vaccine distribution, Fortin says Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin says Canada’s vaccine program is moving into a significant “ramp up” phase, The Canadian Press reports. About 3.8 million doses have been distributed to provinces and territories in the last 13 weeks, while 4.2 million will be distributed in the next three weeks. “We’re stepping into Phase 2 today,” Fortin said. Fortin says a virtual training exercise took place this week for everyone to make sure they are prepared for such a large increase in deliveries, including everything from booking app...

Fewer than half of provinces, territories have launched their online booking systems