What the COVID-19 variant from South Africa means for pandemic, vaccines The new cases and fatalities come as health officials across the country race to get needles into the arms of the most vulnerable as the virus continues to spread.However, speaking at a press conference in Ottawa on Tuesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he was “frustrated” to hear that some COVID-19 vaccines are sitting “in freezers” and are not being administered immediately.“That’s why we’re going to continue working closely with the provinces, both to deliver vaccines to the provinces and to support them as they need it in terms of getting more vaccines out to vulnerable populations and front line workers as quickly as possible,” Trudeau said.The prime.