Here`s how long Moderna`s vaccine will protect you from coronavirus

Thirty-five more deaths were also reported.

"We should be prepared for there to be some bumps along the road because there is no historical precedent for immunizing the planet", said Upshur.

The new measures include also limiting the operating hours of non-essential businesses, capping outdoor gatherings to five and boosting enforcement of the rules.

Ontario is expected to receive more than 1 million doses while Manitoba will get more than 101,000 doses.

Addressing reporters on Tuesday following the first delivery of Moderna vaccines into the country, Minister Donnelly said that everyone who lives and works in a nursing home should be getting vaccinated over the next 10 days or so.

If you think you may have contracted COVID-19 at some point previous year but never got tested, you might be able to help Statistics Canada out.

Moderna Inc, which was one of the first pharmaceutical companies to announce the creation of a COVID-19 with over 90 per cent efficacy on Monday claimed that immunity from the vaccine should last at least a year.

Anand says it remains possible that Canada could decide to buy the other 36 million doses too.

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Solskjaer described the win as "a hard-fought three points" and said it "always is" against Burnley . They will face the same opponents on Merseyside on Sunday.

The first shipment of vaccine doses arrived in Quebec on December 13, and Canada's vaccination program formally began soon after with the first vaccinations in Ontario and Quebec.

As for the flu vaccine, in particular, Moderna said it "plans to explore potential combination vaccines against flu, SARS-CoV-2, RSV and human metapneumovirus (hMPV)".

The grants have already been available to a wide array of small- and medium-sized businesses and charities.

As part of a joint project between the agency, Health Canada, the Public Health Agency of Canada, and the COVID-19 Immunity Task Force, thousands of kits are being mailed out to Canadians with the goal of learning more about the virus, how it's spread, and how it's impacting communities.

Dr. Theresa Tam says the months ahead might be harder than what the country has experienced since the beginning of the pandemic.

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021.

P.E.I. is reporting 1,650 new vaccinations administered over the past seven days for a total of 3,600 doses given. However the increased willingness for an early vaccination seems to have come mostly from those who previously indicated they would wait a while, with a slight number coming from both the unsure, and refusal segments. The objective is to assess how many Canadians have had COVID-19, and whether they had symptoms or not.