Authorities in Montreal are attempting to rekindle enthusiasm for the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine while around 200,000 doses remain unused in the province. It made them available on a walk-in basis to people 55 and over, pending Public Health approval for the vaccine's use in younger populations. In recent days, some media outlets in the province have run photographs of empty vaccination centres. "We knew that the bad publicity would make certain people reticent," Montreal's public health director, Dr. Mylène Drouin, told Radio-Canada. That timeline, though, could be brought forward if there is more uptake for the remaining AstraZeneca doses, the minister added.

Source: CBC News April 15, 2021 21:11 UTC