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40 per cent of Canadians 12 and older fully vaccinated against the novel coronavirus; 78 per cent have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine

BY , Jul 5, 2021 7:34 PM - REPORT AN ERROR

A woman and dog walk by a sign at a COVID-19 vaccination site in Montreal, Sunday, July 4, 2021. The federal government is expecting to receive 3.7 million more doses of COVID-19 vaccines this week which will make the total COVID-19 vaccine deliveries top 53.7 million doses by the end of the week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughe

The COVID-19 Tracker Canada is reporting about 40 per cent of Canadians 12 and older are fully vaccinated against the novel coronavirus.

The volunteer-run website says around 78 per cent of people 12 and older have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine.

Meanwhile, starting today, fully vaccinated Canadians and permanent residents will be able to skip the 14-day quarantine when they return to the country.

The federal government is expecting to receive 3.7 million more doses of COVID-19 vaccines this week, bringing the total of COVID-19 vaccine deliveries above 53.7 million doses.

The new deliveries will include about 900,000 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and 2.8 million doses of Moderna vaccine.

Those shipments will push Canada's total vaccine deliveries above 53.7 million doses, enough to administer two shots to more than 75 per cent of eligible residents.

With 18 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines expected to arrive in Canada in July, the country will have enough doses to fully vaccinate all 33.2 million Canadians over the age of 12.

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