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Canada set to receive largest weekly shipment to date: PM Trudeau

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is receiving 4.5 million vaccine doses this week, including a shipment from Pfizer-BioNTech that has been moved up ahead of the holiday weekend.

He says it is the largest weekly shipment to date, and it will help keep Canada within the top of the G20 on daily vaccinations, where he says it has been for over two weeks.

Trudeau also says Canada will receive 9 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in July.

That means that between now and at least the end of July, Canada will continue to get over two million Pfizer doses a week.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is applauding younger Canadians for their patience in waiting for a COVID-19 vaccine, and encouraging them to book a shot now that they're eligible.

Speaking at a news conference in Ottawa today, Trudeau noted that Ontario has now opened up vaccine appointments to all adults.

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