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TORONTO – Officials and experts emphasized the interchangeability of the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines on Monday as shipment delays led to alterations in Canadians’ second-dose appointments.
The federal government has said Pfizer’s weekly shipment of 2.4 million doses is delayed and will arrive mid-week. That left provinces switching Pfizer appointments for Moderna, and urging people not to cancel their jabs.
In Ontario, residents were informed they might get a different mRNA vaccine as many became eligible to book accelerated second shots on Monday.
The province’s top doctor urged people not to hesitate if offered Moderna after getting Pfizer for their first shot.
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern):
A nurse uses a swab to perform a test on a patient at a drive-in COVID-19 clinic in Montreal, on Wednesday, October 21, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern):
8 p.m.
Yukon is recording eight new COVID-19 cases.
Chief medical health officer Dr. Brendan Hanley says in a news release there are now 92 active cases in the territory and recoveries are expected.
Since June 4, screening results show all cases are positive for the Gamma variant first identified in Brazil.
Hanley says COVID-19 is primarily affecting unvaccinated people.