Premier Doug Ford says any delays in vaccine shipments to Ontario right now would be devastating as the Province battles the third wave of the pandemic.
ONTARIO - The Province of Ontario was notified of another vaccine delay today.
The next two AstraZeneca shipments to the Province will be delayed. The news comes after Ontario just announced they were lowering the age for AstraZeneca eligibility to 40 plus.
The office for the Premier Doug Ford issued the following statement about the delays:
“In addition to the delayed and cut Moderna shipments, the Premier was notified today by our officials to be prepared for delays to two shipments of AstraZeneca expected from the federal government later this month and next.
As we look to expand our rollout of AstraZeneca to younger age groups and into more pharmacies, any delays to vaccine shipments would be devastating for Ontario right now as we battle the third wave of this pandemic. While we seek to confirm this information, the Premier is redoubling his efforts to secure more vaccines by directly reaching out to our international allies for any available supply.
As part of that outreach, he has already spoken with Canada’s ambassador to Denmark and the Consulate General of the United States, both of whom are advancing our request to purchase any additional supply of AstraZeneca to their respective administrations. Our officials have already reached out to Norway’s ambassador, and the Premier will be speaking to the EU ambassador to Canada as well as the High Commissioner of India later today to ask for any extra AstraZeneca vaccines.
The Premier will continue exhausting every option available to secure more vaccines sooner so that we can put this pandemic behind us once and for all.”
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