Seniors, long-term care workers should be first in line for COVID-19 vaccine, committee says. (Pascal Rossignol/Reuters)How to handle the coming winter pandemic monthsThere is a COVID-19 vaccine on the horizon — but first, winter. After the 80-plus cohort is vaccinated, front-line health-care workers should be next in the queue, said NACI. The committee said first responders — such as police officers, firefighters and health-care workers not included in the initial rollout — should be next in line. Creating a national vaccine registry isn't as simple as connecting what's already in use at the provincial or territorial level.

Source: CBC News December 04, 2020 21:00 UTC