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WATCH: Ontario Premier Doug Ford holds press conference

New task force announced to distribute COVID-19 vaccine

Update:
Today, Premier Doug Ford announced that a task force has been created to help distribute doses of the COVID-19 vaccine once one has been approved.

Ford said the new task force will be chaired by General Rick Hillier, former chief of defence staff for the Canadian Forces and commander of the NATO-led forces during the War in Afghanistan.

"This is going to be the largest logistical undertaking in a generation, and we need an expert in logistics."

Original information:
Premier Doug Ford is holding a press conference from Queen’s Park in Toronto at 1 p.m. today.

He will be joined at the press conference by Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health; Solicitor General Sylvia Jones; and Dr. Barbara Yaffe, Associate Chief Medical Officer of Health, to make an announcement.

A media availability will follow, via teleconference only.

Village Media will carry the livestream once it begins, so please stay tuned.