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Ontario is ramping up its COVID-19 vaccinations after facing criticism for scaling down operations over the holidays, while the Moderna vaccine has started arriving in Canada's North.

Health Canada says it will "soon" be ready to announce if it can authorize a second COVID-19 vaccine after receiving final documents from U.S. biotech firm Moderna over the weekend.

The chief medical adviser at Health Canada says things are on track for her department to approve a second vaccine for COVID-19 very soon.

Federal and provincial governments will stage a dress rehearsal Monday to test the complex plan to get precious COVID-19 vaccines distributed to every corner of Canada.

The first COVID-19 vaccine could be approved for use in Canada within two weeks, Health Canada's chief medical adviser said on Thursday, November 26, 2020.