Vaccination no-shows: Why are thousands of appointments going unfilled? – CTV

April 6, 2021

TORONTO — Vaccinate and vaccinate quickly — those are public health orders across the country.

But in a rollout plagued with confusion, doses have gone unclaimed in some instances despite the urgency and calls from doctors for vaccines to be opened up to workplace hotspots and essential workers.

Last weekend, in Montreal alone, 5,000 appointments were left unfulfilled.

The province called it frustrating, and says it will soon open up eligibility to more groups.

“All those essential workers will have the plan tomorrow as to how that will evolve,” Christian Dube, the province’s Minister of Health, told reporters on Tuesday.

Read more: https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/vaccination-no-shows-why-are-thousands-of-appointments-going-unfilled-1.5377278

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