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COMMENTARY: Why it’s so hard to choose who gets the COVID-19 vaccinations first

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prepares to ramp up its vaccine rollout, one question looms: who should be first in line to get the jab?This much is uncontroversial: the elderly living in care homes and front-line healthcare workers should be the first in Canada to get vaccinated.

Throughout the pandemic, we’ve heard a lot about the increased risk these groups face, the strain that the medical system would face if many of them were to get infected, and the psychological toll that the pandemic has taken on them.

Feds unveil accelerated rollout schedule following fresh coronavirus vaccine deals But we won’t get to enjoy the luxury of agreement forever.

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