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Winnipeg Free Press By: Melissa Couto Zuber, The Canadian Press Posted: Last Modified: 9:16 AM CST Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021 The arrival of COVID vaccines have stirred excitement and optimism for a swift end to the global pandemic, with some seeing the shot as a "free pass" to soon gather and socialize as they did pre-2020. Health-care workers wait in line at a UHN COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Toronto on Thursday, January 7, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette The arrival of COVID va...

How Does Canada's Vaccine Plan Compare Against The Rest Of The World? Some countries are doing it faster, others are doing it differently — and there are lessons to be learned. The Canadian Press THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette Health-care workers wait in line at a UHN COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Toronto on Jan. 7, 2021. Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout has been slow to gather momentum since it began weeks ago, causing some to wonder how other countries have shown such promising progress with their own immunization efforts in a shorter amount of time. Expert say it may be tempting to c...

Melissa Couto Zuber Health-care workers wait in line at a UHN COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Toronto on Thursday, January 7, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette January 13, 2021 - 7:16 AM The arrival of COVID vaccines have stirred excitement and optimism for a swift end to the global pandemic, with some seeing the shot as a "free pass" to soon gather and socialize as they did pre-2020. Not so fast, experts say. Canada's first phase of vaccine rollout — targeting front-line health-care workers, long-term care residents and staff, and some Indigenous populations...

Melissa Couto Zuber A man receives a COVID-19 vaccine from medical staff at a COVID-19 vaccination center in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday Jan. 6, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Oded Balilty January 08, 2021 - 11:10 AM Canada's COVID-19 vaccine rollout has been slow to gather momentum since it began weeks ago, causing some to wonder how other countries have shown such promising progress with their own immunization efforts in a shorter amount of time. Expert say it may be tempting to compare numbers and time frames from international examples, but they warn that direct c...

  Canada's COVID-19 vaccine rollout hit its three-week mark this week, and while Phase 1 of distribution will likely extend for another three months, those eager for immunization may already be wondering when their turn will come -- and how they'll find out about it. Dr. Maxwell Smith, a bioethicist at Western University and a member of Ontario's COVID vaccine task force, says the province is still trying to figure out those questions. The rest of the country seems to be in a similar boat, with few details set in stone from other provinces at this point. Front-line health-care workers, l...