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Front-line workers wait in long, snowy line for COVID-19 vaccine due to 'minor booking issue'

It was a long wait in the snow for hundreds of front-line workers seeking a COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday.

Front-line workers wait in line on a snowy Saturday for their COVID-19 vaccines. Feb. 27, 2021. (Jeremie Charron / CTV News Ottawa)

'62 per cent effectiveness is still better than zero': Ottawa's top doctor addresses concerns about COVID-19 vaccine efficacy

Ottawa's top doctor says any COVID-19 vaccine that's "effective and safe" will be used as soon as it is approved and arrives in the capital.

The green light by experts for AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine is an important step towards it receiving an emergency use authorisation by the World Health Organization. (AFP)

How do I get the coronavirus vaccine in Ottawa?

CTVNewsOttawa.ca has everything you need to know about receiving the vaccines in Ottawa, including locations, how to register, and who is next in line.

Vaccines to protect against COVID-19 are being approved in Canada and elsewhere. (AP Illustration / Peter Hamlin)

Sixty-two more people in Ottawa test positive for COVID-19

Ontario health officials reported 1,185 new cases of COVID-19 across Ontario on Saturday.

Ottawa throwing out the original O-Train Bombardier trains

The city of Ottawa has issued a tender looking for a company to dismantle and dispose of the three Bombardier Talent Trainsets after being unable to find a buyer.

Medical professionals needed to administer COVID-19 shots

Canadian Dental Association deputy CEO Aaron Burry says dentist are ready to step up to help administer the COVID-19 vaccine when they are called on.

Ontario invests $4 million in Ottawa youth mental health program

The Roberts/Smart Centre will receive funding for up to 12 additional beds and a new community reintegration program to be up and running in 2022-23.

St-Albert Cheese Cooperative re-opens store after COVID-19 outbreak

After two workers at the St-Albert Cheese Cooperative tested positive for a COVID-19 variant of concern, Eric Lafontaine shut down the plant east of Ottawa, and had all of his employees tested the next day.

Remembering CFRA's Brian Fraser and Ottawa inches closer to 'red' zone: Top five stories in Ottawa this week

CTVNewsOttawa.ca looks at the five most viewed stories on our website this week.

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U.S. approves 1-dose Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine

The U.S. is getting a third vaccine to prevent COVID-19, as the Food and Drug Administration on Saturday cleared a Johnson and Johnson shot that works with just one dose instead of two.

This September 2020 photo provided by Johnson and Johnson shows a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine being developed by the company. (Cheryl Gerber/Courtesy of Johnson & Johnson via AP, File)

Blood tests could be early indicator of COVID-19 severity: study

A new study says that blood tests may be the key for doctors to get an idea of what to expect when treating COVID-19 patients.

Death certificates don't accurately reflect the toll of the pandemic, experts say

The number of people who would have died from a COVID-19 infection is likely to be much higher than recorded because death certificates don't always list the virus as the cause of a fatality, experts say.