Your weekly COVID-19 update
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Your weekly COVID-19 update

Every Tuesday, the Maclean's daily newsletter will catch you up on what you need to know about Canada's fight against the coronavirus. This week, Patricia Treble focuses on one story worth watching, and you can get a sneak peek here. You'll also get the same mix of Maclean's stories you expect every day if you scroll down below.

In the past few weeks, countless doctors, nurses and other health care professionals have volunteered to help with Canada’s vaccination programs in an effort to get as many Canadians vaccinated as quickly as possible. But who is actually allowed to administer the COVID-19 vaccination? 

The answer isn’t as simple as it seems. For one, you must be a health care worker, and for another, you need specific qualifications to immunize people. Provinces determine the professions and qualifications. For example, registered nurses in British Columbia need to have the specific competencies established by the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC), meaning they take the immunization competency course offered through the BCCDC or BCCDC-approved education through another agency or organization.

While those systems may be enough to deal with vaccination needs during usual times, they can’t handle the demands created by this pandemic. So provinces are adapting as they go.

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Another tiny perfect cabinet shuffle

Another tiny perfect cabinet shuffle

Paul Wells: Industry is a good fit for the ambitious Champagne. Garneau will be a dignified presence in foreign affairs. And making an impact will be a huge task for either of them.

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This year's Maclean's Lifetime Achievement winner: Jean Augustine

This year's Maclean's Lifetime Achievement winner: Jean Augustine

The trailblazing MP came to Ottawa to make change where she knew it mattered. Over 13 years in federal politics, she paved the way for so many others.

The winners of the Maclean's Parliamentarians of the Year Awards

The winners of the Maclean's Parliamentarians of the Year Awards

The 12th annual Parliamentarians of the Year awards were presented to three Conservatives, two Liberals, two Greens and one NDP MP. The big winner has one of the biggest jobs in Ottawa.

The hard-working politicians who keep our democracy going

The hard-working politicians who keep our democracy going

The Maclean's Parliamentarians of the Year awards: This year more than ever, it's important to recognize the people in elected office

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The calm hand of Marc Garneau

The calm hand of Marc Garneau

Whether his new post is a prime opportunity or a headache in the waiting, Garneau's surprise move to global affairs is a vote of confidence in his steadiness

Omar Alghabra's path to federal cabinet

Omar Alghabra's path to federal cabinet

The new Transport Minister has spent years handling tough 'no-win' assignments and juggling competing interests behind the scenes, say colleagues

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