Thread by @CityCynthia

Premier Doug Ford says he is glad to hear Federal announcement vaccines are coming to Canada as early as next week and will be distributed per capita, notes we are very far from the millions needed to vaccinate people en masse. #covid19

General Rick Hillier is outlining how vaccines will be distributed. Phase 1 will get 2.4 million vaccines through the 1st quarter (equals 1.2 million people bc need 2 doses)
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Long term care residents and healthcare workers will get vaccinated first but there won't be enough doses to cover all of them so focus will be on red zones first. #covid19

General Hillier acknowledges the public needs to be educated about the vaccines. He says one "table top" exercise has been done to ensure ready to execute phase one which will take 2 to 3 months. He says people will have to be patient. #COVID19

Hillier says phase 2 will take 6 or 9 months.
Phase 3 will look like flu vaccines rollout, you can get it at your pharmacy #covid19

Hillier says because 1st batch of vaccines are from Pfizer which needs special refridgeration so they may not be able to get them to long term care homes, may have LTC workers and visitors get doses first #covid19

Premier Ford says there is enough refridgeration capacity for Pfizer vaccines. General Hillier agrees #covid19

Premier Ford says if people are going from a lockdown zone to a secondary residence for the holidays they should buy all their groceries and supplies before they go and stay on their property to reduce possiblity of spread. #covid19