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AstraZeneca vaccine appointments fill up fast on Vancouver Island

Pharmacist Barbara Violo arranges empty vials of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine that she has provided to customers at the Junction Chemist, an independent pharmacy in Toronto, Monday, April 19, 2021. Younger Canadians in several provinces are now able to get the AstraZeneca vaccine. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

More pharmacies expected to be added as supply increases

by Kevin Rothbauer
2h ago

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