Retired general Rick Hillier, chair of the province's COVID-19 vaccine distribution task force, said Ontario hopes to start vaccinating adults aged 80 and over starting the first week of March. WATCH | Ontario aims to start vaccinating adults aged 80 and older in MarchOntario aims to start vaccinating adults aged 80 and older in March Power and Politics Video 4:19 The head of Ontario’s vaccine distribution task force, retired general Rick Hillier, says he hopes to start vaccinating people over the age of 80 at the beginning of March. A call centre and web portal will be launched to coordinate appointments. Canada stands to receive more doses of the Pfizer vaccine in the next quarter than expected, after a month-long slowdown in deliveries, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday. The Public Health Agency of Canada said it expects to receive weekly shipments of more than 400,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine beginning this week, with 156,780 destined for Ontario.

Source: CBC News February 15, 2021 21:27 UTC