The Yukon government is hastily revising its vaccine rollout plan after being unable to guarantee one mass shipment of enough COVID-19 doses to inoculate 75 per cent of the adult population of the territory.
Despite promises by the government that it would not receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in “dribs and drabs,” it appears that is exactly what’s happening.
During a COVID-19 briefing Thursday afternoon, Premier Sandy Silver and Health and Social Services Minister Pauline Frost said there is no fixed, guaranteed schedule to receive more vaccine doses.
Enough vaccine to provide 7,200 shots arrived in the territory on Dec. 29. Rollout of that vaccine to Whitehorse seniors began Monday.
96.1 The Rush By Luke McGrath Yukon Party Leader Currie Dixon says the Government shouldn t make bars and restaurants jump through hoops for support. Photo: John Kennedy/CKRW Bars and restaurants could be subject to an audit if they apply for support through the tourism relief and recovery plan.
The Government of Yukon is facing criticism for its Tourism Relief and Recovery Plan.
The Opposition Yukon Party is questioning a requirement from the government for bars and restaurants in the territory to prove that 60% of their 2019 revenue comes from tourism-related business to qualify for tourism relief.
Yukon Party Leader Currie Dixon says that requirement should be scrapped.