The prime minister has shared a message following the arrival of the first COVID-19 vaccines in Canada. In a tweet on Monday, December 14, Justin Trudeau acknowledged that vaccinating Canadians against the illness was a “big step forward” but warned that it’s not over yet. Editor's Choice: Ontario Is About To Get Buried In Heaps Of Snow & Awful Travel Conditions Anita Quidangen, a personal support worker in Toronto, was one of the first people in Canada to be given Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine. This is a big step forward in our fight against the virus, but we’re not out of the woods yet. pic.twitter.com/BCEkdoBWqy— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) December 15, 2020 The PM shared a video of personal support worker Anita Quidangen getting vaccinated in Ontario on Monday. She was one of the first people in the province to receive the vaccination, as somebody high-up on the distribution priority list. Trudeau went on to remind Canadians that now is not the time to ease-up when it comes to following public health guidelines. He also urged people, once again, to download the government’s COVID-19 alert app. “That’s how we’ll keep ourselves, our loved ones, and our front line workers - like Anita - safe and healthy,” he wrote. Canada’s first shipment of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine arrived late on Sunday night, with photos of its arrival being shared widely online.
