Toronto health-care workers to receive first COVID-19 vaccines today

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Health\u002Dcare workers are expected to get the first does of the Pfizer\u002DBioNTech vaccine at University Health Network in Toronto.

The five health-care workers spent long hours throughout the pandemic caring for their frail charges.

Premier Doug Ford said Quidangen “has worked tirelessly to care for some of our most vulnerable, both throughout this pandemic and since her first days as a PSW in 1988. Anita has spent years rolling up her sleeves to protect our province, and today, she didn’t hesitate to find a new way to do so.UHN president and CEO Dr. Kevin Smith described the moment as a turning point in the pandemic, the “shot that will be heard around the world.

“This is a victory day for science,” Smith said. “You’ll remember less than a year ago, no one believed it would be possible to get this vaccine out … Here we are today, breaking the back of this horrible virus.” Vaccine rollout leader and retired Gen. Rick Hillier told CTVNews that officials are feeling a “tiny sigh of relief” now that vaccines have arrived in Ontario.tap here to see other videos from our teamThe premier’s office released photos of Ford taken Sunday night while he watched over the arrival of 6,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine.

“Last night, Premier Ford was on hand to receive the first shipments of the Pfizer vaccines as they touched down in Ontario,” a statement form his office Monday said. “The province has been preparing for this day for months and we are ready for the road ahead. It’s time to start vaccinating Ontarians.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.

 

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