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Coronavirus: Ottawa adjusts local vaccine rollout ahead of distribution slowdowns
coronavirus vaccine while some health workers could face delays amid impending shortages of additional doses.Anthony Di Monte, the head of Ottawa’s vaccine distribution task force, said Wednesday that long-term care residents are prioritized to receive their second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine within 21-27 days after receiving their initial jab.Some health-care workers who have already received an initial dose could have to wait closer to 42 days before getting a second injection, Di Monte said, depending on the final allocations provided by the province.The city’s vaccine task force has to prioritize due to an impending shortfall of vaccines.