COVID-19 vaccine for any Canadian who wants to use it for their second dose.“We want to assure everyone that sufficient supply will be available for those who want a second dose of AstraZeneca or who can not take a mRNA vaccine,” said Maj.-Gen.
Dany Fortin, who is leading Canada’s vaccine rollout.Canada is expected to receive 655,200 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine between May 17 and May 21.The reassurance comes after Ontario, Quebec, B.C., Alberta and New Brunswick have made the vaccine no longer available as a first dose due to supply concerns and the potential risk of a rare blood clotting reaction called vaccine-induced thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT).