Quebec will be giving COVID-19 vaccines at pharmacies later this month.
What s the latest?
Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott says the province won t administer the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine to seniors, according to The Canadian Press.
She says the province plans to follow the advice of a national panel recommending against using that vaccine on people aged 65 and older.
Quebec will offer COVID-19 vaccines at pharmacies, starting in the Montreal area the week of March 15.
How many cases are there?
Public health officials have reported more than 26,300 COVID-19 cases across eastern Ontario and western Quebec, including nearly 24,700 resolved cases.
Elsewhere in eastern Ontario, 131 people have died of COVID-19, and 160 people have died in western Quebec.
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A mother-daughter duo is bringing joy to Ottawa s Bengali community during the pandemic.
Four cases of COVID-19 variants have been found in eastern Ontario.
What s the latest?
Thirty-one cases and one death were recorded in western Quebec.
The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board says parents will have to make a decision by mid-March about whether their children will attend in-person learning come September.
Further testing is required to determine the exact variant strain of each case.
When Bengali seniors living in Ottawa retirement homes call Mamata Dutta and her daughter, Karina Dutta Karmakar, looking for food and entertainment, it s a no-brainer for the duo to help them out especially during the pandemic.