Canada to Begin Receiving COVID 19 Vaccines in January, Ontario Health Minister Says

Deputy Minister and Health Minister Christine Elliott speaks during a swearing-in ceremony at Queen's Park in Toronto on June 29, 2018. The Canadian Press/Mark Blinch

Ontario’s health minister says Canada expects to begin receiving millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccines early in the new year.

Christine Elliott says the country is set to get four million doses of the Pfizer vaccine between January and March as well as two million doses of Moderna’s vaccine.