In Ottawa, Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s chief public health officer, Dr. Howard Njoo, the deputy chief public health officer, and Dr. Tom Wong, the chief medical officer of public health for Indigenous Services Canada, join federal ministers Patty Hajdu (health), Anita Anand (public services and procurement), Marc Miller (Indigenous services) and Jean-Yves Duclos (president of the Treasury Board) to provide an update on the ongoing COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) pandemic. During the news conference, they face a number of questions from journalists concerning the estimated timeline for the arrival and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.
