Officials say Canadians might be vaccinated "sooner than originally anticipated" | FULL

Canadians could be getting their COVID-19 vaccines “sooner than originally anticipated,” federal officials said Thursday.

“I think if we look in the coming weeks and months, we’ll have sufficient quantity of doses for provinces and territories to offer a vaccine to all those Canadians who want it perhaps sooner than originally anticipated,” said Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, who is leading Canada’s national vaccine distribution effort.

The vaccination pace to date is a good sign for the summer months ahead, Canada's deputy chief public health officer Howard Njoo added. “I think everywhere across the country, there’s new energy, there’s new optimism as we’re getting more vaccines into the country,” Njoo said.

“The overall national goal has always been to vaccinate as many eligible Canadians as soon as possible. So I think we’re on track and I think it bodes well for the summer.”

Njoo was also asked about Quebec's planned rollout of a QR code for proof of vaccination. He said the concept is being looked at in several jurisdictions and at a federal level. However, there are many things that needed to be looked at including those who have received their full doses but might still be susceptible to COVID-19.

"Someone might get their two doses, you know have their certificate, but what does that mean six months from now, a year from now and so on and so forth. and the fact is we know no vaccine is one hundred per cent effective and so the fact is there are going to be people walking around maybe having received a full two dose regiment for the vaccines that require two doses that may still be susceptible," Njoo said.

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