Ottawa's COVID-19 inoculation program will be on hold for several days next week as health officials await further delivery of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. There's no word yet on how many Pfizer-BioNTech doses are expected to arrive in Ottawa next week. Some health-care workers and caregivers at long-term care homes may need to have their appointments for their second doses rescheduled until the next Pfizer-BioNTech shipment arrives. (Supplied by The Ottawa Hospital)Nursing homes a prioritySo far, Ottawa has received 12,675 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. "Distribution planning must also consider inventory requirements for second vaccine doses, which have started to be administered."

Source: CBC News January 08, 2021 21:22 UTC