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Angelo Aranitis was at home earlier this month when his boss called with some important news.
The longtime driver for UPS Canada had been selected to deliver the most important package in the company’s history a box containing 1,950 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.
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“He told me I was delivering the vaccine and I would have security,” Aranitis said in an interview. “(He said it was) history in the making.”
I feel fabulous, Montreal senior says after receiving COVID-19 vaccine Gloria Lallouz was one of the first people in Canada to be vaccinated against COVID-19 shortly after 1,950 doses arrived at Maimonides Geriatric Centre.
Author of the article: Katherine Wilton • Montreal Gazette
Publishing date: Dec 14, 2020 • December 14, 2020 • 3 minute read • Federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu and Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé listen as Gloria Lallouz – the first COVID-19 vaccination recipient in Montreal – speaks to the media at Maimonides in Montreal on Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. Photo by Allen McInnis /Montreal Gazette
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Gloria Lallouz left her room for the first time in eight months on Monday and took the first step toward resuming a normal life.