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The Ottawa area s weekly COVID-19 vaccine checkup: April 29
More than 725,000 doses have been administered throughout the region as eligibility continues to expand, and now includes more essential workers.
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Posted: Apr 29, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: April 29
A man fills out a form as he stands in line for a COVID-19 vaccine at a Loblaws pharmacy in Ottawa April 26, 2021. The hastily announced walk-in clinic frustrated people who have were on wait-lists and felt they should have been offered a dose first.(Justin Tang/Canadian Press)
Posted: Apr 24, 2021 4:05 AM ET | Last Updated: April 24
Francois, pictured here outside the Shepherds of Good Hope on Murray Street, received his first vaccine dose in March. For him, the hardest part of this past year was how quiet the streets were, especially during the first shutdown. Man, there was nobody out there. But there were a few people that kept me going, so I still managed. (Spencer Colby)
COVID-19 outbreaks at shelters during the darkest days of winter made this past year especially difficult for Ottawa s homeless population.
But with warmer weather coming, and now that many have received their first dose of a vaccine, there s a sense of hope.