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Mar 18, 2021 5:29 PM -
Barring any issues, Major-General Dany Fortin says enough doses of COVID-19 should arrive in the country so that every adult could get a first shot before Canada Day.
But due to the threat of vaccine production issues, the government's official line is that Canadians will be fully vaccinated by the end of September.
And the calculations rely on the provinces continuing to delay second doses up to four months to get first doses to more people sooner.
Health Canada anticipates a total of 36.5-million doses from Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and the AstraZeneca vaccine from the Serum Institute of India by June 30th.
Deputy Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Howard Njoo (NOO') says 42 per cent of Canadians over the age of 80 have received a COVID-19 vaccine.
Doctor Howard Njoo (NOO') says most of the doses have been given to the elderly and most vulnerable.
Overall, almost 7 per cent of Canadians have now received at least one dose and 1.6 per cent have received two doses.
Njoo calls this encouraging news.
