Second COVID vaccine doses rolling out in northeast
COVID-19 vaccine rollout is progressing slowly but effectively in the northeast, according to medical officers of health in the region.
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Second COVID vaccine doses rolling out in northeast
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Ontario reports more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases, nine additional deaths
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