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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