COVID-19 vaccine, Mayor Jim Watson announced Friday.Watson tweeted Friday afternoon that the new shipment will be put to use in Ottawa retirement homes starting Sunday.News of the Moderna delivery comes the same day Ottawa will finish the second round of coronavirus vaccinations in local long-term care homes using the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.More great news to share!
In addition to finishing up the second round of vaccinations for LTC homes in Ottawa, we have received a shipment of the Moderna vaccine.
Starting Sunday, we will be able to begin vaccinating at high risk retirement homes.— Jim Watson (@JimWatsonOttawa) February 5, 2021While Moderna had been approved late last year and distributed in Ontario since January, Ottawa had so far.