In a news conference in Toronto, Ontario Premier Doug Ford provides an update on the province's COVID-19 vaccination plan. He is joined by provincial Health Minister Christine Elliott, Ontario Solicitor General Sylvia Jones and retired General Rick Hillier, outgoing chair of Ontario’s COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force. The update comes one day after Ontario and several provinces announced they were suspending their use of the AstraZeneca vaccine for people under 55. Canada's National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) has modified its advice concerning the vaccine, recommending that it only be used on people over the age of 55. The recommendation comes following reports from Europe of rare but serious blood clots that have occurred after administration of the AstraZeneca vaccine.
