That news comes with an important caveat: the delta variant of concern, first identified in India, continues to threaten a potential fourth wave of the pandemic in at least one especially hard-hit area of the province. Dr. Lawrence Loh said that, in his jurisdiction, a "potential fourth wave" driven by the variant is "brewing right now." "We going to try to just get second doses out there as quickly as possible," Loh said during a morning news conference. From late April through mid-May, the province sent an additional percentage of vaccine doses to 114 hot spots in a bid to get more initial shots completed. "Does that mean you need to allocate 50 per cent of your vaccines for second doses into those communities?

Source: CBC News June 09, 2021 14:30 UTC