Article content continuedWhat’s clear is that when the vaccine starts being delivered in greater bulk, the task will be unprecedented. While flu shots are given en masse every year, uptake is only about 40 per cent, much less than what is expected for the COVID-19 shots. And there will be urgency, as virus mutations that are more transmissible, and possibly more resistant to vaccines, continue to spread. But various issues, including manufacturing glitches, competition from other countries and lack of any manufacturing capacity in Canada, have brought the supply almost to a standstill. The province will also look to use physicians’ offices, some of the almost 5,000 pharmacies, and mobile clinics, he said.

Source: National Post February 05, 2021 11:03 UTC