Canada’s COVID Update: From Largest Vaccine Shipment To BC’s Lockdown

March 30, 2021 09:45 AM EDT | By Shreya Biswas
 Canada’s COVID Update: From Largest Vaccine Shipment To BC’s Lockdown

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Summary

  • Canada has witnessed quite a few changes over the past few days in terms of its COVID-19 prevention operations.
  • If all goes according to plan, Canada will be receiving its single-largest shipment for a week since the start of the pandemic in the coming days.
  • Reports said on Monday, March 29, that the country is expecting a flood of about 3.3 million COVID-19 shots from different pharmaceutical companies in the next few days.

Canada has witnessed quite a few changes over the past few days in terms of its COVID-19 prevention operations, starting with its schedule to receive an influx of vaccines.

Reports said on Monday, March 29, that the country is expecting a flood of about 3.3 million COVID-19 shots from different pharmaceutical companies in the next few days. The Public Health Agency of Canada reported that Pfizer and BioNTech, which have been pumping out their collaborated COVID-19 shots at a rapid pace, are set to deliver some 1.2 million doses to Canada this week.

If all goes according to plan, Canada will be receiving its single-largest shipment for a week since the start of the pandemic in the coming days.

New COVID Restrictions Implemented in British Columbia


As COVID-19 cases continue to surge in British Columbia, the province has seen a string of public health measures get reintroduced.

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Premier John Horgan, along with the province’s health officer Dr Bonnie Henry and health minister Adrian Dix, announced a "circuit breaker"-fashion lockdown for three weeks on Monday. The lockdown will see all indoor dining services get suspended once again as restaurant steer back to takeout or delivery modes.

While patios will be allowed to stay open, only those in the immediate household and core bubble can access it.

The lockdown will also see indoor worship services, group fitness activities, etc remain suspended while schools will be allowed to run with masks being mandatory for students till Grade 4.

AstraZeneca COVID Shot Paused For Albertans Under 55


Officials in Alberta have announced that the province will pause the administration of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to people under age of 55 for the time being.

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Alberta’s top public health official Dr Deena Hinshaw made the announcement on Monday in the wake of warnings about the shot’s possible side-effects, which include rare instances of blood clots that have been reported in Europe.

Dr Hinshaw said that this is a “precautionary measure” that is being implemented across the country while stressing that there has been "no evidence” of similar issues cropping up with the other vaccines that are being administered in Alberta.


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