Published Thursday, May 13, 2021 6:06PM EDT
Premier Doug Ford said Thursday that he wants Ontario to have a “two-dose summer" even as federal officials said they don't plan to immediately loosen public health guidelines for anyone who gets a second COVID-19 vaccine shot.
Buoyed by large deliveries of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, Ontario has been plowing ahead in its vaccination campaign by offering everyone a first dose with an extended interval of four months instead of three weeks.
Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott said Thursday that Ontario is on track to provide 65 per cent all eligible adults a first dose by the end of May and federal officials confirmed that all eligible Canadians who wants a shot should be able to receive one by the end of June.