COVID-19 Vaccination Ramps up in Several Provinces as Supply Worries Ease

COVID-19 Vaccination Ramps up in Several Provinces as Supply Worries Ease
A COVID-19 vaccine shot is prepared in Halifax, Canada, on Feb. 22, 2021. Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press
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Several provinces began expanding their COVID-19 vaccination programs to members of the general population on Monday amid the prospect of more regular deliveries and the imminent arrival of a third approved vaccine.

Ontario, Quebec, and British Columbia started or announced plans to start vaccinating older seniors living in the community, after a first phase that focused largely on health care workers, remote communities, and long-term care.