Ivory Coast begins COVID-19 inoculations with shots from COVAX initiative

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Ivory Coast has begun giving shots to inoculate against COVID-19 with vaccines delivered last week by the global COVAX initiative, which was created to ensure that low- and middle-income countries have fair access to doses.



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Ontario sees 1,023 new COVID-19 cases as 2 health units move back into lockdown

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Ontario reported another 1,023 cases of COVID-19 on Monday as nine public health units moved to different tiers of the province's colour-coded restrictions system, including two that are headed back into lockdown.



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Sask. Indigenous groups support letter of intent submitted to obtain 6M doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine

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The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) says it submitted a letter of intent to obtain at least six million doses of the newly-approved Oxford University-AstraZeneca vaccine. Now it's asking for funding from the federal government to secure the doses.



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Manitoba Métis 'left out' of COVID-19 vaccine program are going directly to manufacturers

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The leader of the Manitoba Métis Federation is so concerned his people are being excluded from the province's COVID-19 immunization program that he's going straight to the source and asking manufacturers to sell him doses.



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Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Monday

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Nearly four million doses of the newest coronavirus vaccine available to people in the U.S. are being delivered to states for injections starting on Tuesday.



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Health Canada received more Johnson & Johnson data on same day as U.S. approval

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Health Canada on Saturday received additional data required to inform its decision on Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine — the same day the shot was approved in the United States. 



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Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Sunday

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Ontario crossed the 300,000 mark for total number of COVID-19 cases on Sunday and remains the province with the highest tally.



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