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One of the first Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine doses in Canada sits ready for use at The Michener Institute in Toronto on Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn December 18, 2020 - 1:19 PM
Some health officials say they are making plans to ensure not a single drop of COVID-19 vaccine is wasted.
Many regions have created standby lists of health-care workers in hospitals near vaccination clinics, so those workers can be called for any spare doses that need to be administered fast.
âWe donât want any wastage of such a scarce resource like this,â Dr. Brent Roussin, Manitobaâs chief provincial public health officer, said Thursday.
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Five doctors in Ontario answer the top 10 questions they’ve been asked about the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
December 16, 2020
A healthcare worker prepares to administer a Pfizer/BioNTEch coronavirus disease vaccine at The Michener Institute, in Toronto, Ontario on December 14, 2020. (Photo: CARLOS OSORIO/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
The first shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine were administered on Monday in Canada. While it made for a historic moment, the vaccine’s arrival has also resulted in a lot of questions about its efficacy and nationwide availability. The Ontario Medical Association (OMA) hosted a virtual panel on Monday to address the top 10 questions doctors get asked about the vaccine. Moderated by Samantha Hill, OMA president, the panel gathered five doctors to discuss what to expect from the vaccine as it makes its way across the province in the coming days. While these answers are specific to Ontario, much of what they address will be helpful information,
Published Tuesday, December 15, 2020 7:53AM EST Last Updated Tuesday, December 15, 2020 4:04PM EST More than 300 additional health care workers received the COVID-19 vaccine in Toronto Tuesday and officials say that they expect to use up their available supply of the drug by the end of the week. The first five vaccinations against the novel coronavirus to occur in Ontario took place at the University Health Network’s Michener Institute on Monday afternoon, just hours after a shipment of 6,000 doses landed in Hamilton. The province has decided to withhold 3,000 of the initial doses so that anyone being vaccinated now is guaranteed their second dose 21 days later.