Ontario Begins Administering First Doses of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine

Premier Doug Ford on site to receive the first shipments of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine at Hamilton Airport in Ontario, Canada, on Dec. 13, 2020. Office of the Premier of Ontario

The Ontario government says it will administer the province’s first COVID-19 vaccination on Monday, one day ahead of the planned schedule.

The first dose will be received by a health care worker in Toronto, according to a spokesperson from the Premier Doug Ford’s office. The office has said the first shots will be administered at the University Health Network (UHN) in Toronto while the remainder will head to The Ottawa Hospital.