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Initial supplies of vaccines will limit vaccinations to three million people: Dr. Howard Njoo

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FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2020, file photo, pedestrians walk past Pfizer world headquarters in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

Deputy Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Howard Njoo says there is light at the end of the tunnel.

Njoo says Health Canada is expected to approve COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use early in the new year, triggering one of the most ambitious vaccination programs in Canadian history.

He says there will eventually be enough vaccine doses for every Canadian.

The military is going to conduct a practice run on Monday to ensure the plan to distribute vaccines will work.

News of the vaccine program comes as Ontario reported a near-record 1,824 new COVID-19 infections and Quebec reported 1,470 new cases.

There will eventually be a COVID-19 vaccine for every Canadian: Dr. Howard Njoo

Deputy chief public health officer Dr. Howard Njoo says while initial supplies of vaccines will limit vaccinations to three million people, there will eventually be a COVID-19 vaccine for every Canadian.

Pfizer's vaccine is expected to start being delivered first in January, and will be sent by the manufacturer to predetermined points in each province.

Some final documents from Pfizer can reach on Friday: Dr. Supriya Sharma

Health Canada's chief medical adviser, Dr. Supriya Sharma, says she expects to get some final documents from Pfizer on Friday that will provide information on the manufacturing process and which lots of vaccine doses will be sent to Canada.

That is the final thing needed before Canada can approve the vaccine.

Dr. Howard Njoo, the deputy chief public health officer, says he fully expects the decision to be "favourable."

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