Provincial officials initially provided an estimate that it would have 13,500 fewer doses than expected over the next six weeks.
However, by mid-afternoon, chief medical officer Dr.
The province had forecast, as of midday on Tuesday, that due to the slowdown it would receive only 16,575 doses of the vaccine from
The federal government has said it's expected that the shipments will ramp back up after the company has made changes to its production facility in
As of Tuesday morning, the province has just 22 active cases, with four new cases of COVID-19 detected on Monday.
Asked about the
However, Premier
"The lack of shipment will be made up in the following month and the next six months for sure."
The premier said the province will meanwhile focus on setting up vaccination sites in every region of the province.
"When
The province had hoped to provide 78,750 vaccinations in March and then have a mass rollout of 333,333 doses in April at clinics in pharmacies and doctors offices.
Over the next month, the first wave of shots will go to health workers and long-term care staff and residents, along with a pilot project for African Nova Scotian and First Nations communities.
Special care homes for people with intellectual and physical disabilities will also have vaccinations for staff and residents.
The second phase, happening over the next 60 days, will include a pilot project for community clinics for residents over 80 years old in
The 90-day plan is to have mass immunization clinics established in all communities with cold storage locations.
As of Monday evening, about 2,200 Nova Scotians had received both vaccine doses, and 8,520 total doses had been administered from the province's supply of 23,000 doses.
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