The pace of COVID-19 vaccine deliveries to Canada is expected to slow a bit in the week ahead.

The Public Health Agency of Canada says one million shots of Pfizer and BioNTech will come this week, while 855,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine are also expected to arrive.

The Moderna doses were expected last week, but federal officers say there was a backlog with quality assurance.

Public Procurement Minister Anita Anand has promised millions more shots in the coming weeks.

The rush to get vaccines into Canadians’ arms has grown more urgent amid a continued surge in the number of new COVID infections.

Ontario reported a record 4,456 COVID-19 cases on Sunday, prompting hospitals to start scaling back elective surgeries today to ensure capacity for COVID patients.

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