Finally, some genuinely good news on the vaccination front. With the first half-million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine now being distributed, a fourth vaccine approved for use in Canada, and the door open to accelerating the rollout across the country, there are lots of reasons to celebrate.
Ontario’s updated COVID-19 vaccination plan will target older citizens first and focus on “hot spots” in the Greater Toronto-Hamilton Area and elsewhere to prevent an estimated 3,700 new cases and almost 200 deaths a each day by the end of May.
OTTAWA – Health Canada has approved Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine, the fourth inoculation against the coronavirus deemed safe in Canada and the first that requires only a single shot.
The latest coronavirus news from Canada and around the world Friday. This file will be updated throughout the day. Web links to longer stories if available.
Hamilton public school trustees are calling on Ward 5 representative Carole Paikin Miller to resign as part of sanctions against two of four trustees whose conduct was found to be racist by an outside investigation into complaints by former student trustee Ahona Mehdi.
OTTAWA—Shipments are ramping up, more COVID-19 vaccines are getting approved, and expert advice to stretch the gap between doses means millions of Canadians could get the protection of a first dose sooner than expected.