Ontario to Start COVID-19 Vaccinations in Long Term Care Within Days: Hillier

Ontario to Start COVID-19 Vaccinations in Long Term Care Within Days: Hillier
In this handout photo, José Bruballa, 86, receives one of the first Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines in Spain at the Somontano nursing home on Dec. 27, 2020 in Barbastro, Spain. Alvaro Calvo/Government of Aragon via Getty Images
The Canadian Press
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TORONTO—Residents in long-term care will start receiving COVID-19 vaccines within days, and more than half of Ontarians—including some in the general population—are slated to be immunized by mid-summer, the head of the province’s inoculation campaign said Tuesday.

In an update on Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccination plan, retired Gen. Rick Hillier said the province expects to receive roughly 50,000 doses of the Moderna shot on Wednesday, and distribute them to long-term care and retirement homes.